Mystic BBS v1.08 A33 (Win32)

This is a snapshot of Mystic 1.07 (Win32) upgraded the latest alpha build
Mystic 1.08. It comes configured with one telnet node, SEXYZ transfer
protocol preconfigured, and mSyncFos with an example menu command but is
otherwise the stock 1.07 setup.

I have been a long time Mystic supporter and one of the (if not *the*) first
heavily modified underground scene boards to adopt it. Lots of my suggestions
and bug fixes have made it into the software over the years and I had been
an official beta tester for quite sometime.

For various reasons the development of Mystic slowed in the early 2000s and
there hasn't been an official, public Mystic release since 1.07.3 in 2001.
Those of us lucky enough to have access to the 1.08 alphas know that they
are, for the most part, superior to any previous builds. Meanwhile, those
new and converting sysops attempting to setup Mystic for the first time are
often discouraged by some of the minor bugs and other issues found in 1.07.3
and the general lack of progress since its release.

While I have steadfastly attempted to honor and respect Mystic's author
over the years by closely guarding my own alpha files, even refusing to give
them to trusted friends on occasion, I now feel that one of the bests way of
supporting Mystic is to help promote its use by providing support to new
sysops and by providing these updated alpha files to individuals who think
they need them.

Mystic is *not* officially dead yet. James has come and gone over the last
few years releasing new updates here and there. He has said on many occasions
that this build of 1.08 is very close to finished and that many issues keeping
him from releasing it relate to finishing the upgrade process as well as
properly supporting the Linux port. James has also mentioned the possibility
of releasing the source code as well with future efforts concentrating on the
new Mystic 2.0 codebase.

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Note that this is alpha software not intended for public use. USE AT YOUR
OWN RISK! Also note that by using this version you may cause yourself
problems when/if 1.08 and other future versions are officially released!

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Credits:

Mystic BBS Software:
  James Coyle AKA "g00r00" http://www.mysticbbs.org
Revised (but unfinished) Mystic documentation (mystic2.doc):
  Rick Christy AKA "Grymmjack"
SEXYZ File Transfer Protocol v1.65:
  Rob Swindell AKA "Digital Man" http://www.synchro.net
mSyncFos Win32 Fossil Driver Emulator v4.05.29:
  Rick Parrish AKA "Manning" http://www.randm.ca

Special thanks to my fellow Win32 beta tester "Dream Master" who supported
me with new builds and other assistance over the years that v1.08 has been
under development. Check out his board at "telnet://dreamlandbbs.org"!

Jack Phlash - SysOp of Distortion @ telnet://d1st.org