Re: Questions For Finding A Simple BBS Package Or Related Tools For High-Latency Communication
phigan <[email protected]> Mon, 22 Jan 2024 07:52:03 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-01-20, SugarBug <[email protected]> wrote: > > Which BBS software package is the simplest to install and configure? > > Which is the most useful package(s)? > > Which would be best for integrating a NNTP gateway to Rocksolid Light? > > Which has the best user menu interface in terminal? I think the answer to most of your questions is Synchronet. > What is the best user clients available for Linux? Syncterm > What other considerations, tools, and protocols should I be thinking > about? People seem to like Muffinterm on Mac and iOS. Really, any terminal that you can configure with CP437 emulation and VGA font is good for BBSing. Synchronet also supports UTF-8, though. Mystic is another modern BBS software, but I don't think it has the NNTP connectivity out of the box. Go for other BBS software when you want to do something different. There are plenty out there, but not all of them are still in development and not all will do what you want.. At least they'll look different, though.