Re: What software ?
  By: Vince Coen to Nigel Reed on Fri Jul 23 2004 04:05 pm

 > Hello Nigel!
 > 
 > 22 Jul 04 20:22, you wrote to All:
 > 
 >  NR> Can anyone recommend some free software for running a BBS on Linux?
 >  NR> I'm pretty much at the end of my rope with Synchronet and would like
 >  NR> to try some alternatives.
 > 
 > Try mbse full native bbs using jam msg base.
 > 
 > Works very well and very well supported by the Author and the rest of us
 > sysops.  See the 'mbse' echo for other info if needed.

Interesting, however I'm not going to install software that says it's 
going to start changing my system files. Also, I don't like the look of 
"bbs user is created as the login user". Does this mean it doesn't have 
any login control of its own and relies upon the linux side of things to 
handle that? Ie, am I going to have a lot of "bbs" users logged in when I 
type who.

My machine isn't mission critical, but I'm not about to let some piece of 
software take over.

Regards
Nigel

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