Subj : BBS over web-based ??
To   : Time Warrior
From : Sam Alexander
Date : Thu Sep 22 2005 09:53 am

  Re: BBS over web-based ??
  By: Time Warrior to Mweeby on Thu Sep 22 2005 09:15 am

 > From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet
 > 
 >   To: Mweeby
 >   Re: BBS over web-based ??
 >   By: Mweeby to Sam Alexander on Thu Sep 22 2005 06:03 am
 > 
 >  >  > For example, instead of messing with a newsreader or Google Groups, I'
 >  >  > adding groups to my BBS as needed.  Also I'm rather used to irssi and 
 >  >  > for IRC, so I'm getting those setup on the BBS for me to use.  If I ca
 >  >  > switches to secure these so other users can't get into system-level ap
 >  >  > I'll definitely open everything up to share for everyone :)
 > 
 >  >  > Just curious if anyone else uses the BBS as their window to the Intern
 >  >  > over web-based tools.
 > 
 >  >  > Sam
 > 
 > 
 >  > Hi Sam. Although I like using Synchronet for a lot of stuff, I am not
 >  > sure I could u it for everything on the net. and I've been using
 >  > win/based internet tools  too many years to employ Synch to perform
 >  > all that, but I do like using some the Linux tools for internet.
 > 
 > What issues have you had with Synchronet's web interface (or anything else)
 > that has left you with this opinion? Just curious.
 > 

For me Sync is perfect for everything outside of browsing the WWW since 
text-based browsing sucks :)  Sync's services (IRC, WWW, etc) I do like and 
they work great.   I personally have no issues with them... for me I'm 
trying to stick with Sync for most of my Internet experiences except WWW.  

What initially drew me to computers and BBSes was the community, and what 
we're doing now is the closest to that community I've experienced in MANY 
years.  I grew-up using text-based computing, and when Windows and Mac 
started taking off, I stuck with my DOS-baesd system as longas I could.  I 
used Windows from around 1995 until I got into Linux in 1997 and went back 
to CLI for most stuff.  My work now has me in Windows plus I do love my Mac, 
but I really like BBSing and the text experience.  

Sam

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