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From: paine@fungus.dec.com (Willy Paine)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Setting up a public access system (help!)
Message-ID: <8912240546.AA16410@decwrl.dec.com>
Date: 24 Dec 89 05:46:33 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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In article <511099@nstar.UUCP> you write:
>> (1) I have looked at Sandy Zelkovitch's XBBS, and it seems like an excellent
>> program for someone who wants to run a UNIX-based BBS.  What I would like to 
>> do, however, is to have a menu-driven system for UNIX neophytes, something 
>> that will let them read and post news, read and send mail, and transfer files
>> without having to worry about learning UNIX.  I think people should learn to
>
>Check into AKCS from Karl@ddsw1.  AKCS is not free, but is very flexible and
>appears to do what you are looking for.  

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.

AKCS is NOT shareware at all and you have to buy this to try out AKCS.

willy

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