BBS Software for Raspberry Pi

Feb 23, 2018 3 Replies
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On 2018 Feb 22 12:56:10, you wrote to snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com:



>> I run a retro BBS using Mystic BBS software. The author of the software >>> has been actively developing it for the last 15+ years. I thought I'd >>> post here to let anyone interested in BBSing that there is a Raspberry >>> Pi (ARM) version of Mystic available from mysticbbs.com >>> >>> Be sure to use the latest 1.12 Alpha, it's far more developed and robust >>> than the much earlier 1.11 release. >>> >>> Some links that may interest you >>> SH> How hard would it be for BBS software to run on telnet?

it is a no-brainer... on winwhatever you use netfoss and/or netserial... on OS/2 you (still) use SIO... on linux, DOSEMU can be told to put a COM port on telnet... however, most BBSes written and maintained these days have their own telnet server... some even do ssh, http, https, rlogin and other similar protocols...


)\/(ark


Always Mount a Scratch Monkey Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it wrong... ... A good breakfast is no substitute for a large dinner. - Chinese Proverb

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M

On 2018 Feb 22 22:42:06, you wrote to All:

TP> BBS software these days is a PHP application running over a web TP> interface

don't tell that to Synchronet (written in C/C++), Mystic (written in freepascal) or any of the other *traditional* BBSes that are still around ;)

TP> and is way better than a simple telnet based system - pictures TP> threads, fora, the lot

pictures are about the only thing that traditional BBSes didn't display but they were easily downloaded and displayed on the local screen... aside from that,

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those are the furthest things from traditional BBSes... hell, IRC is in a close race with BBSes, too, if one looks at it right... closer than those forums things...

)\/(ark still a BBS sysop running traditional BBSes since the early '80s

Always Mount a Scratch Monkey Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it wrong... ... Do it tomorrow. You've made enough mistakes today.

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On 2018 Feb 23 05:03:08, you wrote to snipped-for-privacy@none.invalid:

JB> probably, UX would suck though. no mouse.

don't need a mouse, anyway... even in GUI environments, i still use the keyboard 99.999% of the time ;)

)\/(ark

Always Mount a Scratch Monkey Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it wrong... ... I don't even butter my bread. I consider that cooking.

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Better watch out, the GUI police will be after you...

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