From: mcreynpa@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu (MCREYNPA) Subject: Re: BBS package Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1993 17:02:00 GMT
In article <26ggf0$c8a@nwfocus.wa.com>, ralphs@halcyon.com (Ralph Sims) writes...
>mcreynpa@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu (MCREYNPA) writes:
>
>>>to Linux. I found Eagle BBS, but it would require a couple hours of
>>>porting work to get up and running. I am looking for something that would
>>>be like a mess-dos setup, but allow higher level users to get to the shell.
>
>>How about waffle? See comp.bbs.waffle for details.
>
>A user in waffle would become userid 'bbs' in the shell, unless
>a 'wrapper' (setname, in this case) were used. While what you
>suggest is not trivial, is it not impossible. For some, waffle
>has the disadvantage of being commercial (for UNIX), at a cost
>of $120 for the source. I think for the original poster's question,
>waffle is not a viable alternative, in spite of its other features.
If the main issue is cost, the Waffle is definitely out. If not, then it's
a good bet insofar as 1) it's easy to port, 2) it has loads of features
(access to news, shell access for priviledged users, lots more), 3) it's
highly configurable (without programming experience). On the other hand,
if you want a Unix bbs with shell access for certain users, you could
also just use XBBS and install vi as the default editor. Instant shell
access! Or, if you like the format of the Searchlight BBS, you could
get the code for PBBS (Pirate's BBS - what the Mars Hotel used to run)
from erc.msstate.edu and port it. PBBS was written for the Sun 4/110
running Solaris but it has also been ported to Oracle or some other strange
Unix OS for Vaxen (BSD variant). If you're not into porting, but like
the PBBS format, you might also as Ed Luke if he'd do the port. I'm
sure he won't mind :-).
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