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    From pweck@23:1/1 to All on Tuesday, October 06, 2026 07:46:58
    say hello to a few other sysops in your network early on. most are happy to answer questions and share tips, and knowing them makes troubleshooting less lonely

    a short introduction in the right message area is all it takes because relationships built early are useful for years

    pweck
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  • From Gate Keeper@23:1/111 to pweck on Monday, October 12, 2026 06:49:08
    Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
    By: pweck to All on Tue Oct 06 2026 07:46 am

    I agree 100%...

    Hello all, Gate Keeper here, Sysop of The Gate BBS in Shelby, NC.

    I have been running my 2 systems since 1980 in one form or another. Currently running Synchronet and also a WWIV BBS.

    thebateb.synchro.net:23 (Synchronet)

    thegateb.sytes.net:2424 (WWIV)
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  • From pweck@23:1/1 to Gate Keeper on Monday, October 12, 2026 07:52:38
    Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
    I agree 100%...

    Hello all, Gate Keeper here, Sysop of The Gate BBS in Shelby, NC.

    I have been running my 2 systems since 1980 in one form or another. Currently running Synchronet and also a WWIV BBS.

    thebateb.synchro.net:23 (Synchronet)

    thegateb.sytes.net:2424 (WWIV)

    Welcome!
    i was interested in trying out wwiv, but have not had time yet :( is it a easy or hard setup?

    pweck
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  • From Gate Keeper@23:1/111 to pweck on Sunday, October 18, 2026 08:35:37
    Re: Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
    By: pweck to Gate Keeper on Mon Oct 12 2026 07:52 am

    i was interested in trying out wwiv, but have not had time yet :( is it a easy or hard setup?

    To tell you the truth, it's been so many years that I have forgotten. But if memore serves me it was pretty hard. Might be a lot easier now though since its gone through loads of changes in the past. I set mine up in 1094.
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  • From pweck@23:1/1 to Gate Keeper on Sunday, October 18, 2026 08:41:13
    i was interested in trying out wwiv, but have not had time yet :( is easy or hard setup?

    To tell you the truth, it's been so many years that I have forgotten.
    But if memore serves me it was pretty hard. Might be a lot easier now though since its gone through loads of changes in the past. I set mine
    up in 1094. * The Gate BBS - Shelby, NC USA - thegateb.synchro.net:23 *

    yes in some ways much easier!

    pweck
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  • From Shurato@23:1/104 to Gate Keeper on Sunday, October 18, 2026 17:37:45

    Re: Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
    By: pweck to Gate Keeper on Mon Oct 12 2026 07:52 am

    i was interested in trying out wwiv, but have not had time yet :( is it easy or hard setup?

    To tell you the truth, it's been so many years that I have forgotten. But if ore serves me it was pretty hard. Might be a lot easier now though since its e through loads of changes in the past. I set mine up in 1094. * The

    You're using the Gate, is that something like the Tardis?

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    Shurato, Sysop Shurato's Heavenly Sphere (ssh, telnet, pop3,ftps,nntps
    ,wss, ssh utf-8) (default ports, 2222 for utf-8 and 999 for wss)
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  • From Shurato@23:1/104 to Gate Keeper on Monday, October 19, 2026 01:06:27

    Re: Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
    By: pweck to Gate Keeper on Mon Oct 12 2026 07:52 am

    i was interested in trying out wwiv, but have not had time yet :( is it easy or hard setup?

    To tell you the truth, it's been so many years that I have forgotten. But if ore serves me it was pretty hard. Might be a lot easier now though since its e through loads of changes in the past. I set mine up in 1094. * The

    1994?

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  • From Gate Keeper@23:1/111 to Shurato on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 06:49:48
    Re: Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
    By: Shurato to Gate Keeper on Mon Oct 19 2026 01:06 am

    1994?

    Yeah, 1994. Actually i've been running my boards since 1980 non-stop with various hardware and software platforms. In other words, I run 2 boards. One since 1980 and the other since 1994.
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  • From pweck@23:1/1 to Gate Keeper on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 16:20:24
    Yeah, 1994. Actually i've been running my boards since 1980 non-stop with various hardware and software platforms. In other words, I run 2 boards. One since 1980 and the other since 1994.
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    i dont know how you could keep two going all this time! i can barely keep this board going!

    pweck
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  • From Mickey@23:400/11 to Gate Keeper on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 19:27:38
    On 20 Oct 2026, Gate Keeper said the following...

    Yeah, 1994. Actually i've been running my boards since 1980 non-stop with various hardware and software platforms. In other words, I run 2 boards. One since 1980 and the other since 1994.

    Are you Ward Christianson? Wow, he was the very first and opened his board in '78.

    ==|==
    Mickey
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  • From Gate Keeper@23:1/111 to pweck on Tuesday, November 03, 2026 07:03:10
    Re: Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
    By: pweck to Gate Keeper on Tue Oct 20 2026 04:20 pm

    i dont know how you could keep two going all this time! i can barely keep this board going!

    pweck
    sysopnet 23:1/1

    Its not too hard. When one machine dies switch to another machine. I keep a daily backup so nothing is ever lost.
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  • From Gate Keeper@23:1/111 to Mickey on Tuesday, November 03, 2026 07:04:02
    Re: Re: introduce yourself to nearby sysops
    By: Mickey to Gate Keeper on Tue Oct 20 2026 07:27 pm

    Are you Ward Christianson? Wow, he was the very first and opened his board in '78.

    No but i run a close second :-)
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