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to: Allen Prunty
from: Eric Oulashin
date: 2016-05-12 12:18:26
subject: Favorite BBS software

->> Several years ago, there was an iOS app I saw called iSSH that
 ->> actually had great BBS ANSI emulation (and also did telnet).  I heard
 ->> iSSH was removed 
 AP> from
 ->> the iOS app store though.  Not sure if that's the type of app you
 ->> meant when you say "BBS server" though?

 AP> No when I say client server there are apps that take the phpbb, smf
 AP> forums and kunena forms and put them into an iOS app like TapATalk or
 AP> ForumApp. If we make the interface a bit more natve to the mobile
 AP> devices then BOOM we are in again.

Ah, I see.  That would cover the public message areas, but what about 
things like files and door games?  Door games in particular are still 
fairly popular.

Also, for the type of app you're describing, I think the BBS server 
software would likely need to specially support that, too.  Some BBS 
software (such as Synchronet) has a built-in NNTP server, which may work 
with an app like that, but NNTP is probably not an optimal protocol for 
that purpose.

Eric
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