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From: larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.i386,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Setting up a public access system (help!)
Summary: AKCS and files
Message-ID: <511107@nstar.UUCP>
Date: 24 Dec 89 23:01:25 GMT
References: <8912240546.AA16410@decwrl.dec.com>
Organization: Northern Star Communications, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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> I thought AKCS is excellent conference bbs system on interfacing between
> usenet news and mail but this is NOT really good file management at all.
> At present version, AKCS does not use real filename at all and it is
> just converting to message filename using process number.  It is near
> impossible to find the right filename.  Also it is not easy to look for
> file for filetransfer from inside bbs.  AKCS does not link any usenet mail 
> and this can use up alot of disk spaces.   I do really like AKCS but I am 
> still looking for more improvement on this bbs.  I am running both XBBS and
> AKCS.

Willy - I agree with you to a point - the way AKCS appends file attachments
to messages can be "abnormal" based on the way other bulletin board packages
have a file area with the traditional downloading areas - but for the user
who hasn't seen some of the other systems - I think AKCS offers a more
logical choice.  Couldn't you exit AKCS to a script and from there offer
your users another way to transfer files?

How about using the ELBS option as a file database?

-- 
Larry Snyder, Northern Star Communications, Notre Dame, IN
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