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  • SWAIT02D.ARJ
  • 231127 6k 0 SWAIT DOS 0.2: this program will pause the execution of a batch file until a semaphore file is deleted.


  • SWAIT02P.ARJ
  • 231127 16k 0 SWAIT OS/2 0.2: this program will pause the execution of a batch file until a semaphore file is deleted.


  • SWAIT02W.ARJ
  • 231127 21k 0 SWAIT WIN32 0.2: this program will pause the execution of a batch file until a semaphore file is deleted.


  • chdrsrc.rar
  • 210722 60k 0 Cheepware BBS Doors Source Code Archive: Contains the latest Pascal source code for the Cheepware line of DOS-based BBS doors released under The Cheepware License (BSD). Requires Turbo Pascal 7 and the FKFOSSIL doorkit (FKFOS102.ZIP) to compile. Officially released by Sean Dennis, the Cheepware author. This archive released on 21 July 2021.


  • tmo154.rar
  • 210722 23k 0 The Magic Oracle v15.4 by Sean Dennis You've got questions, the Magic Oracle's got answers. A fun freeware door for any BBS that can support 16-bit DOS doors and a FOSSIL driver. Another Cheepware production!


  • dspt22.rar
  • 210722 20k 0 Dr. Seuss Purity Test v2.2 by Sean Dennis. A fun freeware adult-oriented "purity test" for your BBS for adults 18+ only. Runs on any BBS that supports DOS doors and a FOSSIL driver. Another Cheepware production!


  • cz47.rar
  • 210722 24k 0 Chinese Zodiac v4.7 written by Sean Dennis Have you ever wondered what your Chinese Zodiac sign is? Now you can find out! For any BBS that supports 16-bit DOS doors and a FOSSIL driver. Freeware! Another Cheepware production.


  • qotd16.rar
  • 210722 24k 0 Quote Of The Day 1.6 by Sean Dennis displays a quote for you and your users. Up to 32,767 multiline quotes! A freeware door for any BBS that can support 16-bit DOS doors and a FOSSIL driver. Another Cheepware production!


  • aa28.rar
  • 210722 20k 0 Attitude Assessment 2.8 by Sean Dennis Shows how other people might see you. A fun freeware door for any BBS that can support 16-bit DOS doors and a FOSSIL driver. Another Cheepware production!


  • twall21.zip
  • 210623 383k 1 Tiny's Wall of Babble v2.1 Graffiti wall for your Dos, OS/2, or Win32 BBS. Also includes CGI version for use on your website. *Freeware June 30 2007*


  • maxptg2.zip
  • 210623 14k 1 HOW TO SET UP MAXPIPE.EXE WITH TELEGARD/2 ============================== A quick, easy and free way to enable the Telgard/2 sysop to drop to a shell (CMD.EXE) under Telegard/2. MAXPIPE.EXE is part of the Maximus/2 BBS package. Includes MAXPIPE.EXE and clear instructions on how to set this up. Assembled by Sean Dennis.


  • tmo96dos.zip
  • 210623 21k 1 The Magic Oracle v9.6 - Written by Sean Dennis - Have pressing questions in your life you need answered? Just ask the Magic Oracle! An easy-to-setup, easy-to-use BBS door for any BBS that uses a FOSSIL driver and supports DOS doors and DOOR.SYS or DORINFO1.DEF dropfiles. Another fine Cheepware production! Find more Cheepware releases at: http://outpostbbs.net/cheepware.html Released 6 August 2006


  • trimatag.rar
  • 210623 29k 1 TrimATag v0.1 - (C)2011 Sean Dennis - This freeware utility for DOS, Win32, and OS/2, will read a tagline file and extract all lines up or equal to a line length you specify then put them into a new file for use with offline mail readers that can use taglines up to n characters in length. Another Cheepware production! Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sean@kd5col.info


  • AVIEW12W.RAR
  • 210623 15k 1 ANSIview/W32 v1.2 by Sean Dennis ANSIview is a simple freeware command line ANSI file viewer for 32-bit Windows. For more freeware Cheepware BBS utilities, check out http://nsbbs.info or FREQ CHEEP from 1:18/200@Fidonet or 618:618/1@Micronet. Another Cheepware production!


  • tlst10a.zip
  • 210623 79k 1 Last Ten Callers Version 1.0 Display the last ten callers to your gamesrv BBS as a door, and on the web. Freeware by Shawn Highfield 01/09/2011 With Source code!


  • AA28.ARJ
  • 210623 19k 0 Attitude Assessment 2.8 by Sean Dennis Shows how other people might see you. A fun freeware door for any BBS that can support 16-bit DOS doors and a FOSSIL driver. Another Cheepware production! FREQ CHEEP from 1:18/200 or 618:618/1 or visit https://outpostbbs.net for more Cheepware.


  • AVIEW12P.RAR
  • 210623 13k 1 ANSIview/2 v1.2 by Sean Dennis ANSIview is a simple freeware command line ANSI file viewer for 32-bit OS/2. For more freeware Cheepware BBS utilities, check out http://nsbbs.info or FREQ CHEEP from 1:18/200@Fidonet or 618:618/1@Micronet. Another Cheepware production!


  • EMD01.RAR
  • 210623 12k 1 EzyMenuDump (EMD) v0.1 by Sean Dennis This freeware utility enables the Ezycom BBS sysop to dump Ezycom's MNU files to a text file for easier debugging. Another Cheepware production! For more freeware BBS doors and software, FREQ CHEEP from 1:18/200 or 618:618/1 or go to http://kd5col.info. Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sdennis72@gmail.com


  • newsv1.zip
  • 210623 68k 1 News v1.0/DOS Written by Sean Dennis Another fine Cheepware production! ================================== News is a very simple freeware door that will stop and ask your users if they would like to see the system news file (which is a simple ANSI file). Easy to setup and use! More Cheepware is available at http://outpostbbs.net.


  • cwait01.rar
  • 210623 29k 0 CWait 0.1: a freeware program that will allow a batch file to pause for a specified number of seconds. 32-bit OS/2 and Win32 executables included. Freeware from Sean Dennis. Another Cheepware production!


  • tmo8p.zip
  • 210623 41k 1 The Magic Oracle v8.0-OS/2 Written by Sean Dennis ========================== This is an experimental OS/2 EXE for The Magic Oracle. You must have TMO 8.0/DOS installed before using this EXE. Please read the included docs for this before using. Released 27 November 2004 Another fine Cheepware production!


  • SCRABSCR.ZIP
  • 210623 3k 1 ASCII and ANSI of a Scrabble game board, to be renamed as PRESCRAB.ASC and PRESCRAB.ANS, respectively, and put in your BBS Scrabble directory. If your BBS does not support the @BBS@ command, you'll have to edit the BBS name manually.


  • bdbul101.zip
  • 210623 38k 1 BDBull Version 1.00 by Stewart Honsberger with fix by Shawn Highfield (Including Pascal source code) to repair the no longer working links created in bulletins. Created both MECCA and HTML bulleting for your Maximus BBS. Os/2, dos, Win32.


  • DSPT22.ARJ
  • 210623 19k 0 Dr. Seuss Purity Test v2.2 by Sean Dennis. A fun freeware adult-oriented "purity test" for your BBS. 21+ only. Runs on any BBS that supports DOS doors and a FOSSIL driver. Another Cheepware production. FREQ CHEEP from 618:618/1 or 1:18/200 or visit https://outpostbbs.net for more Cheepware doors and utilities.


  • EZYPEDIT.ZIP
  • 210623 35k 3 PEdit and EzyCom Setup Developed by Sean Dennis ======================== This archive contains a patched PEDIT.EXE and a properly configured PEDIT.CTL, as well as full directions and example batch file and EzyCom configuration example on how to get PEDIT to work with EzyCom. You must also have the original PEDIT2_7.ZIP archive for this to work. I am not the author of PEdit-I simply patched PEdit and developed directions to get it to work with EzyCom. You can get this file and PEDIT2_7.ZIP at http://outpostbbs.net (click on the Cheepware link).


  • QUIKVIEW.ZIP
  • 210623 34k 1 QuikView 1.0 - Written by Sean Dennis A freeware ANSI file viewer that can be used standalone or with another program (such as timEd). There are DOS, Win32 and OS/2 versions included in this archive. Another Cheepware production! You can check out more Cheepware programs at: http://outpostbbs.net/cheepware.html Released on 1 October 2006


  • cz47.arj
  • 210623 23k 0 Chinese Zodiac v4.7 written by Sean Dennis Have you ever wondered what your Chinese Zodiac sign is? Now you can find out! For any BBS that supports 16-bit DOS doors and a FOSSIL driver. Freeware! Another Cheepware production. FREQ CHEEP from 1:18/200 or 618:618/1 or visit https://outpostbbs.net for more Cheepware.


  • lordp32.zip
  • 210623 63k 1 LORD/2 FAQ v0.1 - This is for OS/2 sysops who are trying out the new version of LORD for OS/2. This is currently considered ALPHA, so you may want to read up on it. Included are DOOR32.SYS scripts for Telegard/2 and Maximus/2 BBSes, as well as info for other BBS software. This FAQ was written by Sean Dennis and is not an official Gameport product. Last updated 7 April 2006.


  • cz36dos.zip
  • 210623 24k 2 Chinese Zodiac v3.6 - Written by Sean Dennis - Ever wondered what your Chinese Zodiac sign was? Now you can find out that and what famous person(s) you share your sign with! Freeware DOS door for your BBS (supports DOOR.SYS and DORINFO1.DAT) or it can be run locally. Another fine Cheepware production! Released 6 August 2006 http://outpostbbs.net/cheepware.html


  • EZYOUT.RAR
  • 210623 16k 1 EzyOut creates a semaphore for remote shutdown of Ezycom.


  • auguryv1.zip
  • 210623 77k 1 Augury v1.0/DOS Written by Sean Dennis Another fine Cheepware production! ================================== Have you ever wondered what the tarot cards hold for you? Now you can with Augury! A free, fun and very easy to setup BBS door for nearly any BBS that can run DOS doors. Supports eight dropfile formats too. Check out the entire line of Cheepware BBS doors and sysop utilities at: http://outpostbbs.net


  • ANSIVIEW.RAR
  • 210623 29k 1 ANSIVIEW v0.1 -- Written and (C) by Sean Dennis -- This is a simple program to view ANSI files at the command prompt. It will display all the ANSI files in a directory. 16-bit DOS, 32-bit Windows and 32-bit OS/2 versions are included in this archive. For more freeware utils and doors: http://cheepware.info.


  • obfree2.arj
  • 210623 24k 0 Obama Freedom v2.0 - Counts down the number of days until January 20, 2017. Not for those with liberal sensitivities. Another Cheepware production! This archive contains Win32 and OS/2 executables. Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sean@outpostbbs.net


  • chillos2.rar
  • 210623 19k 1 CHILL v1.0-(C)2011 Sean Dennis-CHILL is a countdown timer to pause the execution of a batch file. This version is for OS/2 or eComStation. Another Cheepware production! FREQ CHEEP from 1:18/200 or 618:618/1 for more freeware BBS doors and utilities.


  • tieslh1.zip
  • 210623 3k 1 Slash Menu for WIN Server. Add a / menu to your WINserver Telnet side for quick commands a la the art boards of the 90's. **FREEWARE** Includes WCBasic Source code.


  • semaw.zip
  • 210623 20k 1 SEMA/Win32 v1.0 by Sean Dennis-this freeware 32-bit utility for Win32 will create a 0-byte semaphore file with error checking for use in a BBS system or any other setup that requires a semaphore file. SEMA is another fine Cheepware production! Check out more freeware Cheepware BBS doors and sysop utilities at http://outpostbbs.net. This is the 32-bit Win32 version. SEMA was released on 19 September 2007.


  • swait01.rar
  • 210623 30k 0 SWait 0.1: a freeware program that will allow a batch file to pause until a user- specified semaphore file is deleted. Can optionally wait a user-specified number of seconds after semaphore file is deleted. 32-bit OS/2 and Win32 executables included. Another Cheepware production! Author is Sean Dennis.


  • twitkill2.zip
  • p 210623 62k 1 TWITKILL/2 v1.05 - Ported to OS/2 by Michael Dillon and Sean Dennis based on the original public domain TWITKILL source code by John Gardeniers. TWITKILL is a global twit filter for Squish (OS/2). Use this to get rid of messages from (or to) those people who annoy you in more than one message area. Various options allow you to filter different types of mail areas using different twit lists. Public domain and includes the source code as modified by Michael Dillon for compiling under OS/2 using OpenWatcom.


  • dspt17.rar
  • 210623 21k 1 Dr. Seuss Purity Test v1.7 by Sean Dennis A free and fun ADULT (18+) BBS door that will try to test you on how "pure" you are. For any BBS that supports 16-bit DOS doors, a FOSSIL driver and DOOR.SYS or DORINFO1.DEF dropfiles. Another Cheepware production! For more freeware BBS doors and software, FREQ CHEEP from 1:18/200 or 618:618/1 or go to http://kd5col.info/cheepware.html. Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sdennis72@gmail.com


  • resolute.zip
  • 210623 16k 1 New Year's Resolution Maker v1.0 by Sean Dennis - Having problems making New Year's resolutions? Then this freeware door is for you. Runs on any BBS that supports 16-bit DOS doors, a FOSSIL driver and one of the following dropfiles: DOOR.SYS, DORINFO1.DEF or SFDOORS.DAT. A Christmas present for the BBS world from Cheepware! For more Cheepware, please visit here: http://nsbbs.darktech.org


  • passgen.rar
  • 210623 65k 1 PassGen: a freeware password generator that creates passwords from 8 to 255 characters in length. Archive contains EXEs for 16-bit DOS, 32-bit OS/2, 32-bit Windows and 64-bit Windows. Another Cheepware production from Sean Dennis.


  • AVIEW12D.RAR
  • 210623 9k 1 ANSIview v1.2 by Sean Dennis ANSIview is a simple freeware command line ANSI file viewer for 16-bit DOS. For more freeware Cheepware BBS utilities, check out http://nsbbs.info or FREQ CHEEP from 1:18/200@Fidonet or 618:618/1@Micronet. Another Cheepware production!


  • semap.zip
  • 210623 20k 1 SEMA/2 v1.0 by Sean Dennis-this freeware 32-bit utility for OS/2 will create a 0-byte semaphore file with error checking for use in a BBS system or or any other setup that requires a semaphore file. SEMA is another fine Cheepware production! Check out more freeware Cheepware BBS doors and sysop utilities at http://outpostbbs.net. This is the 32-bit OS/2 version. SEMA was released on 19 September 2007.


  • cdcfc2.rar
  • 210623 11k 1 CD Control File Creator (CDCFC) for OS/2 - This program is for Maximus sysops to help them import shareware CDs into their BBS. The Pascal source code to the program is included in this archive. Another Cheepware production! Copyright 2011 Sean Dennis. Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sdennis72@gmail.com


  • wc01_w.rar
  • 210623 20k 1 WCOUNT v0.1 (Win32) by Sean Dennis - This little freeware utility will count the number of times a word occurs in a text file. Useful in many ways for different projects! Another Cheepware(TM) production. Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sean@kd5col.info


  • bfcon2v1.zip
  • 210623 16k 1 BFConnect for OS/2. ver 1.00 This is a BFConnect client for OS/2. Used for connecting to the great live BBS list at www.bbsfinder.com Freeware by Shawn Highfield


  • thang22a.zip
  • 210623 179k 1 Tiny's Hang-Man Ver 2.2a **Freeware** Sep 02 2007 The BEST hangman door! Many bug fixes & features. Win32, OS/2, DOS, Linux Versions.


  • chillw32.rar
  • 210623 19k 1 CHILL v1.0-(C)2011 Sean Dennis-CHILL is a countdown timer to pause the execution of a batch file. This version is for Win32. Another Cheepware production! FREQ CHEEP from 1:18/200 or 618:618/1 for more freeware BBS doors and utilities.


  • qotd15.rar
  • 210623 26k 1 Quote Of The Day v1.5 by Sean Dennis QOTD is a freeware "quote of the day" door for any BBS that can support 16-bit DOS doors, a FOSSIL driver, and create DOOR.SYS or DORINFO1.DEF dropfiles. (C) 2011 Sean Dennis - another Cheepware production! Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sean@kd5col.info


  • tpolicy1.zip
  • 210623 31k 1 TPolicy Server v1.10 Flash policy server for both OS/2 and Win32. Great for use with Ftelnet or Flashterm if you are a BBS sysop. Very small memory and file size! Console mode. **FREEWARE** Sep 12 2010.


  • tcwin2.zip
  • 210623 8k 1 Last Ten Callers for WIN Server. Jan 16 2009 Display the last 10 callers, and some other stats to your users. **FREEWARE** Includes WCBasic Source code.


  • wc01_2.rar
  • 210623 18k 1 WCOUNT v0.1 (OS/2) by Sean Dennis - This little freeware utility will count the number of times a word occurs in a text file. Useful in many ways for different projects! Another Cheepware(TM) production. Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sean@kd5col.info


  • TMO102D.RAR
  • 210623 24k 1 This is a refresh of the program's archive with updated documentation and a fresh version of the main executable.


  • TMO132.RAR
  • 210623 26k 0 The Magic Oracle v13.2 by Sean Dennis A free and fun BBS door that allows you to get "answers" to life's questions from the Oracle. For entertainment purposes only, of course. For any BBS that supports 16-bit DOS doors, a FOSSIL driver and DOOR.SYS or DORINFO1.DEF dropfiles. Another Cheepware production! For more freeware BBS doors and software, FREQ CHEEP from 1:18/200 or 618:618/1 or visit the web site at http://outpostbbs.net/cheepware.ht ml Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sysop@outpostbbs.net


  • TBUNDY1.ZIP
  • 210623 30k 0 TieBundy v0.1 Display a random quote from the married with children TV show by a member of the Bundy family. Compiled version for Win32, OS/2, and Linux Freeware with pascal source.


  • OEDIT99K.ZIP
  • home/bbbs/files.txt matches


  • TMO154.ARJ
  • 210623 22k 0 The Magic Oracle v15.4 by Sean Dennis You've got questions, the Magic Oracle's got answers. A fun freeware door for any BBS that can support 16-bit DOS doors and a FOSSIL driver. Another Cheepware production! FREQ CHEEP from 1:18/200 or 618:618/1 or visit https://outpostbbs.net for more Cheepware.


  • COPYRITE.RAR
  • 210623 1k 1 Please remove this file (COPYRITE.RAR) from your archives as this program does not work correctly and I have removed it from distribution. Thanks, Sean Dennis Cheepware Author


  • cz45.rar
  • 210623 27k 1 Chinese Zodiac v4.5 - Written by Sean Dennis Have you ever wondered what your Chinese Zodiac sign was? Now you can find out! This is a 16-bit DOS door that requires a FOSSIL driver and either the DOOR.SYS or DORINFO1.DEF dropfiles.You can find more Cheepware BBS doors and sysop utilities at http://kd5col.info. (C)2011 Sean Dennis Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sdennis72@gmail.com


  • cdcfcw32.rar
  • 210623 16k 1 CD Control File Creator (CDCFC) for Win32 - This program is for Maximus sysops to help them import shareware CDs into their BBS. The Pascal source code to the program is included in this archive. Another Cheepware production! Copyright 2011 Sean Dennis. Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sdennis72@gmail.com


  • DOY.RAR
  • 210623 6k 1 DayOfYear computes current day # of the current year.


  • GETWX.ARJ
  • 210623 4k 0 GET_WEATHER: a script for bash that pulls down the latest forecast for a US or Canadian location from the Weather Underground telnet server and puts it into a text file. Requires expect (part of TCL package). Written for Linux but could possibly ported to other OSes. A Cheepware production! Written by Sean Dennis. This product is released under the Cheepware License. (C) 2018 Sean Dennis. http://outpostbbs.net/cheepware.html


  • tmhist12.zip
  • 210623 100k 1 Tiny's MailHistory Ver 1.2 **Freeware** June 14 2007 Mailer History door. Show your users, mailer history. Win32, OS/2, Dos, Linux Versions. Pascal Source Included


  • maxd32.rar
  • 210623 1k 0 D32MAX - A DOOR32.SYS MECCA script for Maximus/2 v3.01 written by Sean Dennis.


  • tmaxrep3.zip
  • 210623 72k 1 MaxRep Version 0.3 Get's around the problem of running a Maximus/2 BBS and your users using Mtel for Windows. There is a bug in maximus that causes it to trap. This should help! July 31 2007. / **FREEWARE, with source!**


  • NEWSMAKR.RAR
  • 210623 45k 1 NewsMaker v1.1 by Sean Dennis A simple "news" file generator for nearly every BBS package! Versions for 16-bit DOS, 32-bit Windows and 32-bit OS/2 are included in the archive. This is a freeware program. Another Cheepware production! For more freeware BBS doors and software, FREQ CHEEP from 1:18/200, 618:618/1 or go to http://kd5col.info. Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sean@kd5col.info


  • PBWHOC.RAR
  • 210623 11k 1 PBWhoCalled v1.0 by Sean Dennis This utility for ProBoard BBS will generate a "last ten callers" HTML file from your BINLOG.PB. Includes instructions on how to automatically update the HTML file on your remotely hosted BBS using cURL. This program is designed for ProBoard BBS v2.17. Another freeware Cheepware production! More Cheepware at http://nsbbs.info or FREQ CHEEP from 1:18/200 or 618:618/1. Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sean@nsbbs.info


  • T1LINER2.ZIP
  • 210623 22k 1 1Linerz for DOS. Version 1.1 This door will connect to the global onelinerz database run by bbs-scene.org to display oneliners. Please create an account there first! Freeware by Shawn Highfield 08/20/2010 With Source code!


  • aa25.rar
  • 210623 21k 1 Attitude Assessment v2.5 by Sean Dennis Have you ever wondered what other people think about you? AA is a freeware 16-bit DOS door and requires a FOSSIL driver and DOOR.SYS/DORINFO1.DEF dropfile(s). Another Cheepware production! Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sdennis72@gmail.com


  • PBLOGIT.RAR
  • 210623 8k 1 PBLOGIT by Sean Dennis A freeware utility to log a string of text to a text-based file. Designed for use with ProBoard BBS but can be used with many other applications. Another Cheepware production! For more freeware BBS doors and software, FREQ CHEEP from 1:18/200 or 618:618/1 or go to http://nsbbs.info. Sean Dennis - 1:18/200 - sean@nsbbs.info