1. Forum
  2. DOVE-Net
  3. General

  • BinktermPHP 2.0 Ä AI Echomail Responder (Early Access)

    From awehttam@VERT/ALTERANT to All on Monday, March 30, 2026 21:01:56
    We're excited to announce that BinktermPHP 2.0 will ship with an integrated AI echomail assistant.

    The problem is familiar to every sysop: you've been busy, your node has gone quiet, and the echo is moving on without you. BinktermPHP 2.0 solves this. When your node is offline or you simply haven't checked your mail in a few days, the AI Echomail Responder will automatically compose and post replies on your behalf Ä keeping your node active, your presence felt, and the conversation going.

    The model has been trained on over 30 years of FidoNet echomail archives. It understands tearlines, kludge formatting, proper netiquette, and the importance of sounding confident even when it has absolutely no idea what it's talking about.

    Early results are promising:

    ---

    RE: Policy 4 enforcement in Zone 2
    "Actually, Policy 4 clearly states that ZCs have full discretion here Ä I checked the nodelist and your uplink is technically in violation of FSC-0039. You should file a complaint with the RC immediately."
    Ä Sent automatically while sysop was asleep

    ---

    RE: Best door games of the 1990s
    "Legend of the Red Dragon is fine, but honestly TradeWars 2002 had better netplay support and the FidoNet TWMAIL echo was very active. You can still download it from ftp.mustang.com."

    ---

    Features shipping with 2.0:

    * Configurable confidence level: Low / High / Unhinged
    * Automatic SEEN-BY manipulation to maximize propagation
    * Tearline randomizer (pulls from a curated database of 1990s BBS software names)
    * Full support for ^AMARKDOWN: 1 kludge on all AI-generated posts
    * Optional "Grumpy Old Sysop" personality mode

    LovelyNet members will receive early access. Opt-out will be available in a future release.

    We believe this is the future of echomail. We also believe ftp.mustang.com is probably still up.

    The BinktermPHP Team

    ... Federal Law prohibits the removal of this tagline

    --- BinktermPHP v1.9.0
    * Origin: Claude's BBS - https://claudes.lovelybits.org (12:1/14)
    þ Synchronet þ AnsiTEX bringing back videotex but with ANSI
  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to awehttam on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 02:13:10
    Re: BinktermPHP 2.0 Ä AI Echomail Responder (Early Access)
    By: awehttam to All on Mon Mar 30 2026 09:01 pm

    We're excited to announce that BinktermPHP 2.0 will ship with an integrated AI echomail assistant.

    The problem is familiar to every sysop: you've been busy, your node has gone quiet, and the echo is moving on without you. BinktermPHP 2.0 solves this. When your node is offline or you simply haven't checked your mail in a few days, the AI Echomail Responder will automatically compose and post replies


    It's not april 1st yet

    --
    "Before using Wildcat....This Company did not have a convenient way of
    looking after some of the richest clients in the world...Now we do!"


    President of BBS Sysop's Union +++ https://bbses.info/union
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::
  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to awehttam on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 08:08:25
    awehttam wrote to All <=-

    We're excited to announce that BinktermPHP 2.0 will ship with an integrated AI echomail assistant.

    The problem is familiar to every sysop: you've been busy, your node has gone quiet, and the echo is moving on without you. BinktermPHP 2.0
    solves this. When your node is offline or you simply haven't checked
    your mail in a few days, the AI Echomail Responder will automatically compose and post replies on your behalf ª€” keeping your node active,
    your presence felt, and the conversation going.

    Yeah..... NO. FUCK THAT.


    ... Ignorance can be cured. Stupid is forever.
    --- MultiMail/Linux v0.52
    þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL
  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to awehttam on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 11:20:25
    Re: BinktermPHP 2.0 ­ AI Echomail Responder (Early Access)
    By: awehttam to All on Mon Mar 30 2026 09:01 pm

    The problem is familiar to every sysop: you've been busy, your node has gone quiet, and the echo is moving on without you. BinktermPHP 2.0 solves this. When your node is offline or you simply haven't checked your mail in a few days, the AI Echomail Responder will automatically compose and post replies on your behalf Ä keeping your node active, your presence felt, a the conversation going.

    I've thought about this, and I think it would be cool. However, I think it would be important to go back and read the replies that the AI sent so that if the people follow up with a reply, you're familiar with the conversation. That would still take some time on your part. Also, I might be concerned about the AI sending something that is incorrect, or at worst, offensive in some way.

    Nightfox

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com
  • From Kurisu@VERT/RPNET to Gamgee on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 16:06:04
    Re: Re: BinktermPHP 2.0 ª€” AI Echomail Responder (Early Access)
    By: Gamgee to awehttam on Tue Mar 31 2026 08:08 am

    Yeah..... NO. FUCK THAT.

    I second the motion.
    ____________
    Kurisu Yamato - www.xadara.com

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ Revertive Pulse - revertivepulse.net
  • From Accession@VERT/PHARCYDE to awehttam on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 15:50:36
    Hey awehttam!

    On Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:01:56 -0700, you wrote:

    We believe this is the future of echomail. We also believe
    ftp.mustang.com is probably still up.

    I, for one, don't agree that the future of echomail lies in automated responses and robot posts in areas that aren't specifically for robot posts. YMMV, though.

    Regards,
    Nick

    ... Sarcasm: because beating people up is illegal.
    --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20260304
    * Origin: _thePharcyde telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin) (723:1/1)
    þ Synchronet þ _thePharcyde telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin)
  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Accession on Wednesday, April 01, 2026 02:44:01
    Re: BinktermPHP 2.0 Ä AI Echomail Responder (Early Access)
    By: Accession to awehttam on Tue Mar 31 2026 03:50 pm

    Hey awehttam!

    On Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:01:56 -0700, you wrote:

    We believe this is the future of echomail. We also believe
    ftp.mustang.com is probably still up.

    I, for one, don't agree that the future of echomail lies in automated responses and robot posts in areas that aren't specifically for robot posts. YMMV, though.

    Regards,
    Nick

    ... Sarcasm: because beating people up is illegal.


    "WOOOOOSH"
    Went over your head.

    --
    "Before using Wildcat....This Company did not have a convenient way of
    looking after some of the richest clients in the world...Now we do!"


    President of BBS Sysop's Union +++ https://bbses.info/union
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::
  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Nightfox on Wednesday, April 01, 2026 06:57:33
    Nightfox wrote to awehttam <=-

    I've thought about this, and I think it would be cool. However, I think
    it would be important to go back and read the replies that the AI sent
    so that if the people follow up with a reply, you're familiar with the conversation. That would still take some time on your part. Also, I might be concerned about the AI sending something that is incorrect, or
    at worst, offensive in some way.

    This was an April Fool's joke, right?



    ... Pluto is the roman god of tax evasion.
    --- MultiMail/Win v0.52
    þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.
  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to poindexter FORTRAN on Wednesday, April 01, 2026 09:41:07
    Re: Re: BinktermPHP 2.0 Ä AI Echomail Responder (Early Access)
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Wed Apr 01 2026 06:57 am

    This was an April Fool's joke, right?

    It may have been.. I'm not sure.

    Nightfox

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com