Re: Looking for a good cloud/VPS provider for a BBS
  By: mark lewis to Diamond Dave on Mon Mar 25 2019 11:23 am

Thank you Mark! 

*** Diamond Dave ***


 >  On 2019 Mar 24 15:23:04, I wrote to you:
 > 
 >  ml> let me have some time to get something written up and posted somewhere.
 > 
 > i'm just going to post it here... it could probably go on the wiki but i'm n
 > sure where to place it...
 > 
 > 
 > ==== Begin "sbbs-dosemu.txt"  ====
 > 
 > i run debian based systems so the process might be a  little different on
 > redhat based stuff...
 > 
 > my method does not need or use sbbs/ctrl/emusetup.bat at all...
 > 
 > 
 > 1. make sure your sbbs is compiled to use DOSemu
 > 
 > 2. install the dosemu package
 >       sudo aptitude install dosemu
 > 
 > 3. run it as a normal user to make sure it works
 >    you should get a working DOS environment
 >    this is only a test at this point
 >    the default environment is not the same as what sbbs sets up
 >    exitemu to leave
 > 
 > 4. set up an external door to command.com
 >                   DOSEmu command.com
 >    =============================================
 >    Name                       DOSEmu command.com
 >    Internal Code              DOSEMUCO
 >    Start-up Directory         ../xtrn
 >    Command Line               command.com
 >    Clean-up Command Line
 >    Execution Cost             None
 >    Access Requirements        SYSOP
 >    Execution Requirements
 >    Multiple Concurrent Users  Yes
 >    Intercept I/O              Standard
 >    Native Executable          No
 >    Use Shell to Execute       No
 >    Modify User Data           No
 >    Execute on Event           No
 >    Pause After Execution      No
 >    BBS Drop File Type         None
 >    Place Drop File In         Node Directory
 >    Time Options...
 > 
 > 5. log into the bbs with your sysop account
 > 
 > 6. execute the above ""door""
 >    this is only to set up the initial sbbs environment in DOSemu
 >    don't do anything
 >    just exitemu to quit back to the bbs
 > 
 > 7. now from the *nix side:
 >    a. cd sbbs/ctrl/.dosemu/drive_c
 >    b. cp config.sys config.org
 >    c. edit config.sys to add the following line below
 >       the cdrom.sys line so ansi works on local terminal
 > 
 >       devicehigh=d:\bin\nansi.sys
 > 
 >    d. cp autoexec.bat autoexec.org
 >    e. edit autoexec.bat so it looks like the following
 > 
 >       @echo off
 >       rem autoexec.bat for DOSEMU + FreeDOS
 >       path z:\bin;z:\gnu;z:\dosemu
 >       set HELPPATH=z:\help
 >       set TEMP=c:\tmp
 >       rem blaster
 >       share
 >       rem *************************
 >       rem * load one of:          *
 >       rem *   dosemu's fossil.exe *
 >       rem *   bnu.com             *
 >       rem *   x00.exe             *
 >       rem *************************
 >       rem fossil
 >       bnu /P:1 /L:0=38400 /F+ /Z0 /M+ /T:4096 /R:4096
 >       rem x00 eliminate
 >       prompt $p $g
 >       unix -s DOSDRIVE_D
 >       if "%DOSDRIVE_D%" == "" goto nodrived
 >       lredir del d: > nul
 >       lredir d: linux\fs%DOSDRIVE_D%
 >       :nodrived
 >       rem uncomment to load another bitmap font
 >       rem loadhi display con=(vga,437,2)
 >       rem mode con codepage prepare850) z:\cpi\ega.cpx)
 >       rem mode con codepage select 850
 >       rem chcp 850
 >       lredir e: linux\fs/media/cdrom c
 >       unix -s DOSEMU_VERSION
 >       echo "Welcome to dosemu %DOSEMU_VERSION%!"
 >       unix -e
 > 
 >    f. put a copy of bnu.com and x00.exe in this directory
 >       so you can easily change the above autoexec.bat to
 >       use whichever one works best for you. bnu is currently
 >       loaded in the above autoexec.bat
 > 
 > that should do it for the initial setup... there may be an edit or two neede
 > in the dosemu config files... i generally have to make one change to use the
 > bottom of memory and i think another change to set the keyboard...
 > 
 > if there are questions, please ask...
 > 
 > ==== End "sbbs-dosemu.txt" ====
 > 
 > )\/(ark
 > 
 > Always Mount a Scratch Monkey
 > Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' 
 > wrong...
 > ... The hardback you just paid $29 for will be out in paper tomorrow at $7.




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