Subj : Re: FSED "Save as Draft" and REPLY kludge
To   : Al DeRosa
From : Scott Street
Date : Wed Sep 03 2025 11:04:38

On 02 Sep 2025, Al DeRosa said the following...

Greetings Al,
 
 AD> He'll be back (he pops his head into Araknet, and here every few months
 AD> taking notes on what needs to be done)... Good luck with the software

Thank you for confirming what I had observed.  I by no means wish to disparage Mystic or G00r00.  He has written an amazing BBS system.  I only hope that one of the take-aways he makes note of is to 'train' another developer or two that can help him continue to develop Mystic in a way that he'll be happy with.   Frankly, if he netmailed me today giving me access to the source, but I am only to make bug and security fixes;  I'd jump on it to see this fine product continue.

 AD> you are choosing to run, the rest that are out there are really good
 AD> also. I have run Synchronet, and Enigma and both of them are top notch.. 

Alas, I have not found a product that I like nearly as much as Mystic.  I like Mystic so much, I starting writing a clone in Python -- which I recently stopped development on to go in a different direction.  I'm actually going back to my original replacement idea of having a full web app.   

 
 AD> Sorry for the long winded response..

No need to be sorry for a complete answer.  I appreciated it.   I also appreciate the time you took writing, and the tone of your message - polite and factual.  I have received a few replies that take the attitude of "Mystic is the best thing in the world since sliced bread, how dare you dis our stuff!" (I paraphrase, but yeah, like that.)   And I do believe Mystic is the best; that's why I choose it several years ago; but it does not mean it can not get even better.  I sincerely hope it does.

And I am sorry for my ranting.  You can imagine that I am a bit upset with the thought of having to change the BBS, again, after the tons of hours put into it -- thus, the idea of a web app which would leave the Mystic setup as the 'Classic' BBS and the web app as the 'new' BBS.  For the curious,  you all can see the initial website as https://thedigitalpost.freeddns.org/  

Cheers,
Scott

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 * Origin: <=-{ The Digital Post }-=> (1:266/625)

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