Subj : BBS over web-based ??
To   : Sam Alexander
From : Time Warrior
Date : Thu Sep 22 2005 04:59 pm

From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

  To: Sam Alexander
  Re: BBS over web-based ??
  By: Sam Alexander to Time Warrior on Thu Sep 22 2005 03:10 pm

 > To: Time Warrior
 > 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,
 >  >  >  > adding groups to my BBS as needed.  Also I'm rather used to irssi a
 >  >  >  > for IRC, so I'm getting those setup on the BBS for me to use.  If I
 >  >  >  > switches to secure these so other users can't get into system-level
 >  >  >  > I'll definitely open everything up to share for everyone :)

 >  >  >  > Just curious if anyone else uses the BBS as their window to the Int
 >  >  >  > 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 els
 >  > 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.

IMHO, todays internet users require the Synchronet Web Interface to draw them 
in and be able to learn about the community aspect and how everything all 
started. Some may try telnet after that, others may not. However, if you 
think about it -- I think it's safe to say that more than 90% of Synchronet 
Sysops do *not* regularly use Synchweb for reading and replying to messages. 
I'd say most use telnet and the rest use NNTP. Messages via Synchweb, IMHO, 
is purely a BBS Awareness tool. So that the "new schoolers" can return home, 
provided they are worthy and they're heads aren't shoved too far up their 
rectums :-)

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