From: accsah@vaxa.hofstra.edu (DEATH TO THE CLIPPER PROJECT) Subject: Re: BBS package Date: 8 Sep 1993 09:56:15 EST
In article <1993Sep7.062330.10506@black.toppoint.de>, kris@black.toppoint.de (Kristian Koehntopp) writes:
> IMHO a BBS setup for UNIX should consist mainly of two parts.
>
> The first is the BBS program in form of a users shell with
> integrated news and mail users agent. Such a program should
> utilize native UNIX news and mail transport agents and not try
> to implement a propietary data format.
The only problem I see with that is it defeats the purpose of the BBS.
If a person chooses to run a BBS for UNIX, it's usually because they don't
want the people to get a shell, and also for ease of use. Many people are
accustomed to a 'BBS' type interface, and not to a UNIX shell.
A BBS allows the SysAdmin to give people an easy interface where they don't
have to be bothered with accounts, and other functions.
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