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From: larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386,comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Setting up a public access system (help!)
Summary: Unix based BBS packages
Message-ID: <511099@nstar.UUCP>
Date: 23 Dec 89 23:04:35 GMT
References: <3526@qiclab.UUCP>
Organization: Northern Star Communications, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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> (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.  

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Larry Snyder, Northern Star Communications, Notre Dame, IN
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