I have cleaned up the interface a bit, added a few more commands and tested with straight telnet sessions and Mystic IT access. If you have a BBS other then Mystic and it is able to telnet out, I would love to have you do some testing.
Telent//:niabbs.com:2323
Mystic IT /addr=niabbs.com /port=2323
ray
National Incident Alerts
telnet://niabbs.com
www.nationalincidentalerts.com
--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A35 (Windows/32)
* Origin: NIA BBS (21:2/108)