WINSnet
Supporting Wildcat! SysOPs for 20+ years!
WINSnet is an FTN echomail network set up by Thomas Kloos, Frank Rauhuff, and Robert Wolfe to support Sysops who run Mustang's Wildcat! for DOS, or Santronics Software's Wildcat! Interactive Net Server BBS software.
Today, in an effort to generate a stable and rich network, we have added more echomail areas, and are allowing systems of any type. You will notice some WINServer specific conferences, this doesn't mean other systems cannot post in these conferences, please understand, WINServer is at our core, but we need to branch out, and we welcome all other systems into our network.
At the request of the WINSnet Zone Co-ordinator Thomas Kloos, this network is now hosted by Terry Roati of the File Bank BBS in Cairns, Australia.
How to join...
To Join, select Join from the menu. You will be taken to a simple online form. Complete that form and setup the necessary message and file echos. You will then be sent an email with any necessary details, and we will begin sending you messages.
The preferred transport methods for WINSNet mail is via telnet/VMODEM thru Netserial. Netserial is by PCMicro and they offer a Sysop price of $25. They offer a 30 day trial. Visit https://pcmicro.com/NetSerial/ This works great with PXOnline.
or you can use BinkP by using Internet Rex. We suggest you use version 2.29.
Our current message network contains the following areas:
| Conf# | Echo Name (Tag) | Echo Description |
|---|---|---|
| 601 | WINS_ANSI | Ansi and @-code menus and screens |
| 602 | WINS_BIBLE | Bible Echo |
| 603 | WINS_COMPUTERS | All Computers Echo From Retro XT to Modern Core i9 |
| 604 | WINS_DIY | Do it yourself |
| 605 | WINS_DOORS | Support for running doors in Wildcat! (EXE/WCX) |
| 606 | WINS_FILEFIND | AllFix FileFind Echo |
| 607 | WINS_GAMING | Gaming- PC, consoles, emulators |
| 608 | WINS_GARDENING | Gardening, container gardening |
| 609 | WINS_HAMRADIO | Ham Radio Echo |
| 610 | WINS_HOBBY | All hobbies |
| 611 | WINS_HTML_CSS | Winserver HTML, CSS, WCT, Design |
| 612 | WINS_MUSIC | Musical Discussions Echo |
| 613 | WINS_OTHERBBS | Other BBS Systems |
| 614 | WINS_PETS | Anything Pet Related |
| 615 | WINS_PREPPERS | Discussions on being prepared |
| 616 | WINS_PROGRAMMING | All Programming, from Retro to Modern |
| 617 | WINS_PROMOTE | Promote your BBS system here |
| 618 | WINS_PX | Support For Platinum Xpress Front End Mailer |
| 619 | WINS_RASPI | Raspberry Pi Echo, Any version |
| 620 | WINS_RCCONTROLLED | Radio Controlled Devices Echo |
| 621 | WINS_SPORTS | Sports Echo |
| 622 | WINS_STATS | Echo Statistics |
| 623 | WINS_TEST | Message Test Echo |
| 624 | WINS_WCBASIC | wcBasic Programming Help, Tutorials, etc |
| 625 | WINS_WCBUGS | Bug Reporting Echo to get Sysop to Sysop help |
| 626 | WINS_WCGENERAL | General Message echo for any topic |
| 627 | WINS_WILDCAT4 | Wildcat 4 for DOS |
| 628 | WINS_WILDCAT5 | Winserver 5 - 8+ |
We also have a small file network as well. It contains the following areas:
| Area # | File Area | File Area Description |
|---|---|---|
| 691 | WINS_BCR | BCR Software |
| 698 | WINS_EMS | EMS! Software |
| 692 | WINS_INFO | WINSnet Info and Nodelists |
| 693 | WINS_POSEIDON | Poseidon SoftWorx |
| 694 | WINS_ROMIWAREZ | Romiwares / Jagger |
| 695 | WINS_TAK | TAK Software / wsSoftware |
| 696 | WINS_WCBASIC | wcBasic Developers Code Repository |
| 697 | WINS_WILDCAT | WILDCAT! v3+ Related Files |