I wonder if a message lister like mystic/synchronet could be added to Winserver/Wildcat!


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On 18 Jul 2026, Matthew Munson said the following...

I wonder if a message lister like mystic/synchronet could be added to Winserver/Wildcat!

The only disadvantage of WildCat is the ANSI side is soooooooooooo 1985 and I don't think there is enough people out there to make it happen!

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On 7/22/2026 12:03 PM, Ib Joe wrote to Matthew Munson:

I wonder if a message lister like mystic/synchronet could be added to Winserver/Wildcat!

The only disadvantage of WildCat is the ANSI side is soooooooooooo 1985 and I
don't think there is enough people out there to make it happen!

Yes, its soooo Wildcat! 2.0, the interface is sooooo retro :( I remember back in 1996 when a local BBS
still used a WC! release 2 versions behind.

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On 23 Jul 2026, Matthew Munson said the following...

Yes, its soooo Wildcat! 2.0, the interface is sooooo retro :( I remember back in 1996 when a local BBS
still used a WC! release 2 versions behind.

I have a love/hate relationship with WildCat. I am not a programmer and I have no clue how to make the modifications to the BBS like I would want to.

Mystic and Synchronet are the best BBSes with respect to the ANSI side. I see all the work Hector has done... I just wished he'd spend some time on the ANSI side of thing.

We need SSH, we need a message editor like the one Mystic has... We just had Binkp added so I'll shutup.

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On 7/28/2026 4:01 PM, Ib Joe wrote to Matthew Munson:

We need SSH, we need a message editor like the one Mystic has... We just had Binkp added so I'll shutup.

Maybe a full screen editor would be the next major goal after BINKP. Keep things manageable to help
justify people doing the AUP or paying for a yearly upgrade release.

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On 28 Jul 2026, Matthew Munson said the following...

Maybe a full screen editor would be the next major goal after BINKP. Keep things manageable to help
justify people doing the AUP or paying for a yearly upgrade release.

You have a great point. There is also QWK method of sending mail... There are a few other things.

It was great back in the day when there were 10s of thousands of people cranking out wcBasic apps... now there are just us. I am grateful for what we have, I guess,and I'm glad there are other packages out there Mystic and Synchronet!!!

I heard AI will replace programmers... maybe we'll have an Editor thatis not 1985 sometime soon.

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