trb@stag.UUCP ( Todd Burkey ) (05/21/87)
I hope I am not the manual link from citadel into usenet :-)
-Todd Burkey
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From dal Wed May 20 22:32:14 1987 remote from syntel
Date: Wed, 20 May 87 14:55:38 CDT
From: dal@syntel.UUCP (Dale Schumacher)
To: stag!trb
Subject: Citadel/UUCP gateway
Message-Id: <0520871455380008@syntel.UUCP>
Todd,
Would you please post this in the appropriate news group.
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It seems that a little explaination about my project is needed...
I'm working on creating a UUCP gateway for a BBS program called
"Citadel". This BBS software is public domain, yet quite featureful
and works reliably. It is available for CP/M machines (the original
version), MS-DOS (a greatly enhanced program), and has recently been
ported to the Atari ST and Amiga, from the MS-DOS version. The
orginiator of the ST version of Citadel (STadel) can be reached at the
following net address: ..ihnp4!meccts!zeke!stag!pell!orc
That address will become the first test site for the gateway when
it is completed. Currenty, only the UUCP side of the gateway is
working for the ST. It's only a test program and will not be released
publically. The full Citadel/UUCP gateway will be public domain, along
with the rest of the Citadel package. It will also be ported to work
with the MS-DOS version of Citadel.
The gateway will work is as follows... The Citadel BBS will exit to
a batch process which will execute the CITUMAIL mail server program.
Citadel already supports a network of it's own, so the UUCP gateway
will simply be a virtual Citadel net node called "UUCP". Citadel will
never try to call this node, but will create the normal networking
control file. The mail server will use this control file to extract
outgoing mail messages from the Citadel message base, add UUCP headers
to them, and create the control file that UUCP expects to see. The
mail server, as a master, will call a normal UUCP node and deliver the
mail. It then allows role-reversal and accepts incomming mail. The
server reformats the mail message according to Citadel conventions and
uses the control file to deliver the mail by intergrating it into the
Citadel message base. Citadel messages are currently limited to 7500
characters, so messages must be kept small. Later upgrades will
support dumping large messages into an external file and sending an
appropriate message to the intended recipient, but for now long
messages will be truncated. One last note... Since many of the
Citadel systems will not initially be registered nodes, use of explicit
bang-paths is strongly encouraged.
When the gateway has been tested and appears to work properly, a
version of STadel which includes this feature will be distributed
through as many channels as possible. You may also want to call Pell
(STadel) directly at (612) 377-9239, 300/1200 baud, 24hrs (except
when orc is programming).
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Dale Schumacher
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