Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!oberlin!cjs
From: cjs@oberlin.UUCP (chris seline)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: a bbs proposal -- use unix instead of writing a bbs
Message-ID: <708@oberlin.UUCP>
Date: 20 Mar 88 21:46:55 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Program, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
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Keywords: mail bbs

I'm confused over the need for propriety BBSes.  To me  a unix system
is the best bbs one can have...just  give your  users a  limited # of
commands --write your own shell....then your users can use umodem and
xmodem, and the files can be stored on your system just file any file
(i.e.  we use /usr/local/src....)  and they can use mail and news and
real editors like emacs -- all with a minimum of programming.  



Christopher Seline
bellcore!oberlin!cjs