Subj : Re: JavaScript Nodelist Browser/Search
To   : Psi-Jack
From : Bill McGarrity
Date : Mon Oct 06 2014 05:27 pm

-=> On 10-06-14 15:31, Psi-Jack wrote to Bill McGarrity <=-


 BM> -=> On 10-06-14 11:44, Psi-Jack wrote to DOVE-Net.Synchronet_JavaScript

 Ps>> Just curious if anyone has done anything like this, or is interested
 Ps>> and capable.

 Ps>> I'd like to be able to search and browse a FTN-style nodelist of
 Ps>> some sort. Or multiple nodelist files for several networks would be
 Ps>> most ideal.

 Ps>> Does anyone know if such a JavaScript module exists that could be
 Ps>> used, or if anyone's working on such a thing, or would be willing to
 Ps>> take on this kind of project that could be used in a fairly modular
 Ps>> way so that one could tie it into their email/netmail system to be
 Ps>> able to look up an address and show the node information so someone
 Ps>> trying to send mail to the destination can see and verify that it's
 Ps>> going to where they'd expect?

 Ps>> I'd be curious to see such a thing, and I'm not, personally, yet
 Ps>> fully capable of programming it, but I plan to as I get more
 Ps>> in-depth into learning.

 BM> There already is a program called FNL-Scan that will do that but it's
 BM> abandonedware and unregistered will only do one FTN network.  I run it
 BM> here but it does have a few short-comings.

 Ps> Hmmm.. A program, unregistered, etc? This doesn't sound like JavaScript
 Ps> at all, more like a door, which is not what I'm asking for at all. :)

 Ps> I'm actually asking for a JavaScript, so that I could tie it in with my
 Ps> existing system that, during sending netmail to an obvious FTN style
 Ps> address, it can do a lookup and provide a summary.

I never said it was javascript but I did incorporate it into my mail menu where
prople could could exceute it to look up an address by various searches... such
as...

                   		 FNLScan
                       Copyright (c) 1993 by Stacy Smith

                  Registered to:  UNREGISTERED
                  Serial number:  0000

                  Press any key to continue...

                             FNLScan Main Menu

                    1)  Search nodelist by BBS name
                    2)  Search nodelist by sysop name
                    3)  Search nodelist by city
                    4)  Search nodelist by area code
                    5)  Search nodelist by zone and net
                    6)  Search nodelist entries for text
                    T)  Toggle short/long node display mode
                    H)  Help on FNLScan
                    Q)  Quit to BBS

It's a start for you.... :)


Bill

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