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 Message 42684 
 Gamgee to Dumas Walker 
 Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbi 
 06 Nov 25 22:07:08 
 
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MSGID: 55220.sync@1:103/705 2d738375
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PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/955e50fea Aug 10 2025 GCC 14.2.0
TID: SBBSecho 3.31-Linux master/d39e01091 Nov 03 2025 GCC 12.2.0
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-=> Dumas Walker wrote to Gamgee <=-

 DW>   Re: Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbi
 DW>   By: Gamgee to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Nov 05 2025 08:10:45

 >  pF> You can FTP to the BBS and download a magic name "BBS.QWK" to download
 >  pF> your new messages, and upload BBS.REP to upload your packet (change BBS
 >  pF> to the name your BBS gives to QWK packets).

 > Not sure how that's any easier than logging in with Syncterm and just
 > getting the QWK packet the normal way, and then repeating for the .REP.
 > Seems harder, actually.

 DW> OT from the original post but this is actually pretty easy with a shell
 DW> scrit and ncftp.  I log onto my BBS to get the QWK packet, but almost
 DW> always upload the REP using a script.  Once it is set up, it is easy
 DW> and a lot faster.

Yeah, after reading yours and a couple other responses, I can see this 
being a good thing, didn't know that could be done.

Mind sharing a look at the script?  (assuming Linux).  Thanks.




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