Subj : Re: Binary Conference List (BCL) files
To   : All
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Sun Mar 08 2015 02:49 pm

* Originally in NET_DEV
* Crossposted in FMAIL_HELP
Hi,

On 2015-03-07 18:26:48, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to All:
  about: "Binary Conference List (BCL) files":

 WvV> I came across this feature of FMail. And I was wondering, does anyone
 WvV> know if there's other AreaFix/Tosser software that supports BCL
 WvV> files, as specified in http://ftsc.org/docs/fsc-0057.003 chapter "8
 WvV> e) Automatic Requests for Conferences" ?

I did some investigation...

Software that doesn't support BCL files:

D'Bridge
Fastecho
Husky/hpt
SqaFix (os2)
Synchronet/sbbsecho


I found 1 other tosser that does:

https://github.com/r8/spacetoss

I have never heard of it before, and I doubt anyone is still using it...


And I found a util for BCL files on:

http://dloads.filenet.wwiv.net/transfer/MAILER2.HTM

 NA2BCL  .RAR   30K     09-25-05    NA2BCL - Echolist in NA format to BCL 
format
                                    converter. It is useful for FMAIL users -
                                    read readme.txt.

It's by a Russian sysop who has left fidonet. The documentation is in Russian, 
but Google translate does a reasonable job on it.

It only converts simple area lists, without area descriptions, so it's 
usefullness is limited...

Bye, Wilfred.


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