Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!umich!vela!sycom!ampun!phils From: phils@ampun.UUCP (Philip Sokolowski) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: Amiga BBS software Message-ID: Date: 25 Jun 91 22:04:13 GMT References: <6767@uafhp.uark.edu>, <1991Jun25.184329.7292@news.iastate.edu> Organization: Not an Organization Lines: 68 In article <1991Jun25.184329.7292@news.iastate.edu> taak9@isuvax.iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon) writes: >In article , phils@ampun.UUCP (Philip Sokolowski) writes: >>In article <6767@uafhp.uark.edu> kcampbel@uafhp.uark.edu (Keith Alan Campbell) writes: >>> >>>A friend of mine is considering starting up a local BBS using either his 3000 >>>or a 1000 dedicated just for the BBS. He'd like to know what software is >>>available, either commercial or PD, that can handle fidonet and/or usenet news >>>and email. >>> >>>Thanks! >> >> If your friend is planning on usiong the 1000 for the BBS, then he had >>better have a hard drive on it or else it will never really work. >> > > This is one of the nice things about the Amiga, but if you have a 1000 >just sitting around, might as well use it. > > You don't need a harddrive, unless your friend plans on having lots of >downloads. If it's just messages, a two floppy system would work >adequately. But if you want any downloads, you will need a harddrive, >in which case it's probably better to expand the 3000. I'm not to sure about that exactly. We had a BBS running over here on only 2 floppy drives and let me tell you.. it was SLOW!!! The only thing that this guy could actually do is write up some messages, and that is about it. No files, SLOW as HELL, and not to mention he had to optimise the messsage disk every night or else it took almost 5 minutes to just logg on and go to your message base! He also couldn't really multitask, since BOTH drives ALWAYS had to have the disks in them, and well, you can only fit SO much on a 3.5".. > >> >> And for a BBS software choice, I would have to say to get C-Net. >>It IS the best.. > > <+Flame> > C-net is the Best? Best at what? Perhaps the best at being incredibly >hard to use, from the caller's viewpoint at least. > > No, you're better off with one of the Shareware/PD BBS programs. > <-Flame> > >TAG is not bad for a multi purpose BBS. It has a fairly decent message >system, and file system. And is Shareware. > > IMHO Citadel is by far the best for a message only system, and is >free. (stuff deleted) Yeah, for MESSAGES only, and as from above, you can see that you will definetly want files as well.. And Lets not forget "You get what you pay for." And you dont want a "free" BBS program.. There are over 3 local C-Net boards i call, and let me tell you, they have to be the best boards around. It is SO easy to move about the base, ud area, And it is NOT that expensive for the program. If you can afford an Amiga 3000, and a 1000, then you can definetly dish out the money on a little BBS program. -- Philip Sokolowski (__) Moooooo 31700 Lexington Hgts. (oo) / Warren Michigan /-------\/ 48092-5002 / | || Cow by Here is the Cow of the week! * ||----|| Eric Tilenius ~~ ~~ UUCP: uunet!umich!vela!sycom!ampun!phils