On 8/1/22 16:18, Alan Ianson wrote:
> Hello Seth,
> 
>   SH> Is it possible to run a test net for playing with out running a BBS
>   SH> software? Kind of wanting to skip the menus for screenreaders/tts
>   SH> devices. Is there a good reason for ftn vs qwk?
> 
> You could get yourself a point and do it that way. A point software has a mailer and message reader so you basically do what a BBS does (toss & scan messages) without a BBS.
> 
> QWK is simpler. You can use any QWK reader.
> 
> WinPoint might be a good place to start, you can grab it from..
> 
> http://winpoint.org down at the bottom of that page.
> 
>   SH> Also what does it mean for a ftp based feed? One of the othernets on
>   SH> here said that they host nodes via a ftp link.
> 
> That just means they transfer mail and files using ftp instead of a mailer.
> 
>   Ttyl :-),
>           Al
> 
> ... Done't be sexist - Broads hate that!
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