QuickBBS Based Full Screen Editors

WWIV includes support for QuickBBS MSGTMP/MSGINF editors such as Open!EDIT and Tide.
QuickBBS editors bring more choices for you and your users in writing messages on your system.

Configuring the editor in wwivconfig:

Type or scroll to E for External Editor Configuration.

Open!EDIT by Shawn Highfield

  • Description: OpenEdit
  • BBS Type: QuickBBS
  • Dos Interupts: No
  • Emulate Fossil: Yes
  • File name to run remotely: c:\wwiv\oe\oedit.exe -n%N -p%I -1
  • File name to run locally: c:\wwiv\oe\oedit.exe -n%N -p%I -1

TIDE by Errol Smith

  • Description: Tide
  • BBS Type: QuickBBS
  • Dos Interupts: No
  • Emulate Fossil: Yes
  • Temp Directory Working Dir: Yes
  • File name to run remotely: c:\wwiv\tide\tide -n%N
  • File name to run locally: c:\wwiv\tide\tide -n%N