Subject: Questions For Finding A Simple BBS Package Or Related Tools For
High-Latency Communication

If I were to have a goal here, it is to find simple primitives that can interoperate for sending text messages and small files (mostly
plaintext and zipped scripts and PDF) across different networks, with
high latency as an option just in case it is needed. Censorship
avoidance would be a priority. Any system or tool would fit the bill if
such can be integrated with others to assist in this goal. Any
imaginative use of tools and techs is of interest to me for
brainstorming.

I want to try installing a BBS system on a Debian Bookworm Linux server.
I want to tinker a bit and see if it is something I would like to
integrate into my comms chain. I want to start with something simple to
get a feel for the ecosystem, how BBS systems communicate with other
servers and with clients, how they handle different nets like Fidonet,
Dovenet, Usenet, how to integrate them with UUCP and NNCP, and other synchronization or forwarding protocols. Since there is so much under
the hood of the BBS ecosystem I want to start simple. Retro software is
a boon, however I would consider newer tools.

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?

What is the best user clients available for Linux?

What other considerations, tools, and protocols should I be thinking
about?

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Subject: Re: Questions For Finding A Simple BBS Package Or Related Tools For
High-Latency Communication

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Subject: Re: Questions For Finding A Simple BBS Package Or Related Tools For
High-Latency Communication

On 2024-01-20, SugarBug <3883@sugar.bug> 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.


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Subject: Re: Questions For Finding A Simple BBS Package Or Related Tools For
High-Latency Communication

http://bbslist.textfiles.com/708/

I can tell you that I used some of these for purely legal purposes. I actually am your neighbor in Berlin. It is not the answer that you wanted but maybe you can trace somebody...

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Subject: Re: Questions For Finding A Simple BBS Package Or Related Tools For
High-Latency Communication

http://bbslist.textfiles.com/708/

See if you can track some of these people down. Hell Pit (virus exchange) also had credit cards number exchange too. The Status of limitation is expired.

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Subject: Re: Questions For Finding A Simple BBS Package Or Related Tools For
High-Latency Communication

http://software.bbsdocumentary.com/

Got overwhelmed with memories and copied the wrong link. Currently in a Pennsylvania demented home waiting for my turn to be the Mafia "Capo del tuti capi" and live in the mansion on the hill they call Casa Blanca.

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Hello All.

<On 24Apr2024 19:17 Anonymous wrote a message to All regarding Re: Questions For Finding A Simple BBS Package Or Related Tools For >

http://bbslist.textfiles.com/708/

See if you can track some of these people down. Hell Pit (virus
exchange) also had credit cards number exchange too. The Status of limitation is expired.

Eh? What in the world is this nonsense about? What's it got to do with BBS systems?

"Status of limitation"... Hmmmm. That's a new one on the legal books!

Best regards,
Marc
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<On 24Apr2024 20:18 Anonymous wrote a message to All regarding Re: Questions For Finding A Simple BBS Package Or Related Tools For >

Got overwhelmed with memories and copied the wrong link. Currently
in a Pennsylvania demented home waiting for my turn to be the Mafia
"Capo del tuti capi" and live in the mansion on the hill they call
Casa Blanca.

Have you taken your daily dose of lithium? What about your vonoprazan pill?

Best regards,
Marc
A:Because it disrupts the flow of thought!
Q:Why is top-posting frowned upon?
... i souport publik edekasion
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Subject: Re: Questions For Finding A Simple BBS Package Or Related Tools For High-Latency Communication

Anonymous@invalid.invalid (Anonymous) writes:

waiting for my turn to be the Mafia "Capo del tuti capi" and live in the mansion on the hill they call Casa Blanca.

Hey, is this the reference to a movie? I've never heard of something like that.

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Subject: Re: Questions For Finding A Simple BBS Package Or Related Tools For High-Latency Communication

SugarBug <3883@sugar.bug> writes:

If I were to have a goal here, it is to find simple primitives that can >interoperate for sending text messages and small files (mostly
plaintext and zipped scripts and PDF) across different networks, with
high latency as an option just in case it is needed.

But you would limit yourself to computers connected to the internet
or having access to a phone line, right? So WiFi mesh networks,
LoRa or ham radio wouldn't be options fitting your goal.

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