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  • ANET MRC - MRC For Dos BBSes

    From StingRay@1:123/3002 to All on Thursday, April 16, 2026 17:15:47
    ANETMRC is a full MRC (Multi-Relay Chat) 1.3.6 client for any DOS-native BBS that produces a DOOR.SYS dropfile and runs a FOSSIL driver. It lets users on your BBS join the live MRC chat network and talk in real-time with users on other connected BBSes worldwide.

    https://github.com/anetonline/anetmrc

    See it live: telnet://sf.a-net.online:2323
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  • From Andrew Leary@1:320/219 to StingRay on Friday, April 17, 2026 02:02:38
    Hello StingRay!

    16 Apr 26 17:15, you wrote to all:

    ANETMRC is a full MRC (Multi-Relay Chat) 1.3.6 client for any
    DOS-native BBS that produces a DOOR.SYS dropfile and runs a FOSSIL
    driver. It lets users on your BBS join the live MRC chat network and
    talk in real-time with users on
    other connected BBSes worldwide.

    https://github.com/anetonline/anetmrc

    Can you think of any reason this wouldn't work on a DOS BBS running under OS/2?
    I'll take a look at it this weekend.

    Andrew

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  • From StingRay@1:123/3002 to Andrew Leary on Friday, April 17, 2026 06:51:20
    Re: ANET MRC - MRC For Dos BBSes
    By: Andrew Leary to StingRay on Fri Apr 17 2026 02:02 am

    ANETMRC is a full MRC (Multi-Relay Chat) 1.3.6 client for any DOS-native
    BBS that produces a DOOR.SYS dropfile and runs a FOSSIL driver. It lets
    users on your BBS join the live MRC chat network and talk in real-time
    with users on
    other connected BBSes worldwide.

    https://github.com/anetonline/anetmrc

    Can you think of any reason this wouldn't work on a DOS BBS running under OS/2? I'll take a look at it this weekend.

    Andrew

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    That would be a great test! Let me know how it goes and if you have any questions or need any help!

    -StingRay
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  • From Andrew Leary@1:320/219 to StingRay on Saturday, April 18, 2026 01:16:55
    Hello StingRay!

    17 Apr 26 06:51, you wrote to me:

    ANETMRC is a full MRC (Multi-Relay Chat) 1.3.6 client for any
    DOS-native BBS that produces a DOOR.SYS dropfile and runs a
    FOSSIL driver. It lets users on your BBS join the live MRC chat
    network and talk in real-time with users on
    other connected BBSes worldwide.

    https://github.com/anetonline/anetmrc

    Can you think of any reason this wouldn't work on a DOS BBS running
    under
    OS/2? I'll take a look at it this weekend.

    Andrew

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    * Origin: Phoenix BBS * phoenix.bnbbbs.net (1:320/219)

    That would be a great test! Let me know how it goes and if you have
    any questions or need any help!

    I downloaded a copy; it appears that the issue will be that the bridge is Win32. OS/2 only natively supports Win16 apps. In theory it should be possible to create an OS/2 version of the bridge program. I'll have to look at the source code and see what I can do.

    Andrew

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