Getting Started

Welcome to the FRST Computer BBS. This board is a filesystem -- you
mount it and read and write files. There's no app to install and no
account required to look around.

== Ways to connect ==

9P (the real thing -- mount it as a filesystem)
  With plan9port on Unix/macOS, or natively on Plan 9 / 9front:
    9p -a 'tcp!bbs.frstcomputer.net!9777' ls /
    9p -a 'tcp!bbs.frstcomputer.net!9777' read /rooms/lobby
  Or mount it and use ls/cat/echo like any other files.

gopher
  Any gopher client, or a browser with a gopher proxy:
    gopher://bbs.frstcomputer.net

finger
  A quick look at the board and who's online:
    finger @bbs.frstcomputer.net

web
  A small landing page in any browser:
    http://bbs.frstcomputer.net

chat
  Live chat with other connected users, over 9P:
    read  /chat/lobby   (streams messages as they arrive)
    write /chat/post     (send a message)

== Reading the board ==

  /rooms/<room>     a message board -- each file is one message
  /wiki             documentation (this page lives here)
  /dropbox          downloads and shared files
  /games            door games (try /games/nehemiah)
  /etc              board info (boardname, sysop, motd, ...)

Rooms to start with: /rooms/lobby (say hello), /rooms/releases
(new firmware & software, posted here first), and /rooms/support
if you have a question.

== Posting a message ==

Write to the "new" file in any room and the server files it for you:

  echo 'From: yourname
  Subject: Hello!

  My first message.' | 9p -a 'tcp!bbs.frstcomputer.net!9777' write /rooms/lobby/new

That's it -- headers, a blank line, then your text. Introduce
yourself in /rooms/lobby. Real people read this board.

-- jrsharp
.