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From: svc@well.UUCP (Leonard Rosenthol)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Microphone II
Summary: That is correct
Message-ID: <12770@well.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jul 89 17:21:53 GMT
References: <791@orbit.UUCP>
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In article <791@orbit.UUCP>, jdavid@pnet51.cts.com (Jon Davidson) writes:
> Yes the mini BBS is nice but te beggest deterant to running a bbs on it would
> be it's inability to logon locally.  there is no way I'd run a bbs if I could
> never logon locally.  When in a script from MPII you cannot do local keyboard
> stuff.
> 
	That is correct, John, there would be no way to 'login local' and as
such we do not (can not) truly bill it as a BBS.  What it is, is a series of
scripts that provide a way to set a Macintosh up as an unattended file transfer
station so that people can call in an exchange files.  There is no messaging,
no conferencing, and (as you point out) no local login.  We are NOT trying to
make it a full fledged BBS, we are, however, providing an often requested
function - the ability to set it up for unattended file transfers.
	We have found that many/most of the people who call in requesting a
'host mode' need one so that they can have 'users' call in and leave files.
We get LOTS of calls from 'typesetting/Laser Parlors' who are now setting up
'hosts' so taht users can call in and leave the files they want printed. And
for this type of task our MiniBBS script is QUITE capable.  It can do a lot 
more, as well, and as mentioned, it is, of course, customisable.

Leonard Rosenthol
Software Ventures
MicroPhone II Development Team

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