Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!bellcore!texbell!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: UNIX-based BBS Software Keywords: BBS UNIX Picospan Message-ID: <4434@ficc.uu.net> Date: 7 Jun 89 14:58:17 GMT References: <296@dialogic.UUCP> Organization: Xenix Support Lines: 9 We have found that 95% of the capabilities of a BBS can be achieved by ripping certain shell escapes out of the news system, and adding an editor. It's a far better message system than any standard BBS I've ever used. The closest competitor I've seen is the commercial product TBBS. -- Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation. Business: uunet.uu.net!ficc!peter, peter@ficc.uu.net, +1 713 274 5180. Personal: ...!texbell!sugar!peter, peter@sugar.hackercorp.com.