odd thing..

[DarkLord]

Okay, I guess it must be something BBS Express! ST is doing then...

I followed your instructions exactly and it kept the offhook message
and showed it.

So I removed the offhook message command from my F10.MDM file
and ran DarkForce!. Just as soon as I exited, instead of showing offhook
and the message, it only shows offhook.

So I put the offhook command back into the F10.MDM file and re-ran
everything. After doing this, the message is shown correctly again.

So... BBS Express! ST is the culprit here, apparently.