Xref: utzoo comp.mail.misc:935 news.misc:1318 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!ccicpg!turnkey!conexch!root From: root@conexch.UUCP (Larry Dighera) Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,news.misc Subject: Re: Worlds best Bulletin Board Systems - let's all make it! Message-ID: <239@conexch.UUCP> Date: 28 Mar 88 14:01:34 GMT References: <612@ambush.UUCP> <707@oberlin.UUCP> <2074@ho95e.ATT.COM> Reply-To: root@conexch.UUCP (Larry Dighera) Organization: The Consultants' Exchange, Orange County, CA. (714) 842-6348 Lines: 43 In article <2074@ho95e.ATT.COM> wcs@ho95e.UUCP (46323-Bill.Stewart.,2G218,x0705,) writes: >How about "UUCP + Netnews" ? - netnews gives you your BBS, and >uucp can give you code distribution - create a directory [...] >You can either give people logins on your machine (possibly including >"guest"), or set up a news distribution so you broadcast to them. >If your users are PC-types, either get an Xmodem or Kermit for your >UNIX machine, or have them use UUPC on their PCs. There currently exists in the public domain a BBS program written for Un*x that is completely openended. That is, it is possible to add any application to the BBS such as Usenet, your favorite Informix application, anything that can normally be done on your system. It is FREE. Here is how you can get a copy: There have been MANY requests on how to receive the source code for XBBS. The author's address is as follows: Sanford Zelkovitz Alpha Computer Svcs 5300 Orange Ave., suite 108 Cypress, California 90630 The telephone numbers are as follows: Voice: 714-828-0286 Data : 714-828-0288 The data line(s) can be accessed via uucp or direct call in ( XBBS ). To call in as uucp, login as nuucp without a password. The voice line is accessable from 7AM to 4PM PST. The site name is alphacm and can be reached thru the following paths: ..........!ihnp4!hermix!ucla-an!alphacm!{root, sandy} ..........!ucbvax!ucivax!mickey!alphacm!{root, sandy} ..........!microsft!sco!hermix!ucla-an!alphacm!{root, sandy} Larry Dighera -- USPS: The Consultants' Exchange, PO Box 12100, Santa Ana, CA 92712 TELE: (714) 842-6348: BBS (N81); (714) 842-5851: Xenix guest account (E71) UUCP: conexch Any ACU 2400 17148425851 ogin:-""-ogin:-""-ogin: nuucp UUCP: ...!ucbvax!ucivax!icnvax!conexch!root || ...!trwrb!ucla-an!conexch!root