martin@ektools.UUCP (Brian Martin) (09/27/88)
I am looking for information on a BBS package called Dutchie.
I would appreciate it if someone would post a review and an address for
the software.
It would be even nicer if I could arrange to receive a copy,
providing it is PD, from someone.
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Brian A. Martin
"How did that bug get there!"jamesd@percival.UUCP (James Deibele) (09/29/88)
In article <1476@ektools.UUCP> martin@ektools.UUCP (Brian Martin) writes: > > I am looking for information on a BBS package called Dutchie. >I would appreciate it if someone would post a review and an address for >the software. > > It would be even nicer if I could arrange to receive a copy, >providing it is PD, from someone. Dutchie is not a BBS package. Dutchie is a FidoNet point package and mailer. A FidoNet "point" is the smallest component of the network and is usually an individual user. A point address looks like this: #1:105/4.1, where the 1 in front of the colon indicates this point is located in zone 1, the Americas (Zone 2 is Europe, Zone 3 Australia, Hong Kong, etc.); the "105/" that this is the VanPort (Vancouver (WA) - Portland (OR)) network, the 4 indicating node #4, and the .1 forming the address. Henk Wevers of the Netherlands wrote Dutchie, and it is shareware. For a private person using Dutchie in their own home, Henk wants a postcard (money's OK, too, but the requirement is the postcard). For other arrangements, you could contact Henk at 2:500/1, using the following notation: z2.n500.f1.Henk_ Wevers (no break between the "_" and Wevers). You could also send mail for him to me, and I'll make sure he gets it (I'm helping with the documentation, so he calls across the water pretty frequently). By the way, a mailer allows BBS programs that can't do FidoNet mail themselves (like RBBS, TBBS, PC Board) to use the network, or to improve on the features of net-aware BBS programs (Opus, Fido). Dutchie is very, very nice (OK, so I'm prejudiced) for person-to-person tele- communications, letting you put people into a personal phone book, send and receive files, and other features that are familiar to Usenet users. We're trying to get some local companies to use it for employment ads and non-profits to use it to share information and possibly resources. The entire Dutchie setup takes a little over 800K and can be downloaded from (503) 761-7451 (300/1200/2400/9600 PEP, also PC Pursuitable). If you're looking for a proper BBS, you should probably look into Opus (also available), which is PD. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask via e-mail. Because of Dutchie's (or Opus) size, posting them would probably not be a good idea, but I'll be happy to copy them onto floppies if you want to send three floppies for either one (six for both (I can't handle 3 1/2, and my 1.2 MB is flaky)) to the address below. Point software is also available for the Atari ST and Amiga, and rumor has it that other machines (Mac, CP/M, and Apple II) will soon be supported. Rumor has it that there are some people who don't have access to a UNIX box are worth talking to, but I don't put much faith in it. :-) -- James S. Deibele jamesd@qiclab or jamesd@percival TECHbooks: The Computer Book Specialists (800) TECH-BKS 3646 SE Division Portland, OR 97202 (503) 238-1005 TECHbooks One BBS (#1:105/4.0); 3/12/24 (503) 760-1473