Subj : BBS over web-based ??
To   : Mweeby
From : Time Warrior
Date : Thu Sep 22 2005 09:17 pm

From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

  To: Mweeby
  Re: BBS over web-based ??
  By: Mweeby to Time Warrior on Fri Sep 23 2005 12:07 am

 > Well actually now the web interface in it's current incarnation is quite nic
 > as long as you are using a javascript-capable browser, so for text mode linu
 > that rules out lynx, but that's ok since I don't use it anyway.
 > Actually IE6 even with a screen reader is quite nice. I haven't
 > checked out the listserver function yet, but the irc support is qu
 > interesting. Perhaps I missunderstood his idea, but if all I had was
 > a Linux box, I could probably do most of the internet except for
 > www.

You can even do text based WWW (i wouldn't want to because if I wanna go the 
route of text, I have telnet for that! :-) and I'll explain how.

Edit leftnav.inc and kill the Java Navigation and make regular text links.
Everything the Java Nav links to is a valid url. So just make note of those 
url's and do for example:

<a href="http://yourbbs.com/newuser.ssjs">Sign Up</a>

To make this still look good in graphical mode, I'd suggest using a CSS for 
that so when you over over the link it changes color, or something similar as 
to be more creative than just a plain jane link.

I personally hate web posting. I prefer telnet. However, for chumming new 
users that aren't familar with telnet, it's nice. It's also nice for a quick 
copy / paste reference if your in a GUI mail reader or an instant messenger 
and happen to already know which message area and aproximate message number 
you're looking for.

As for the rest, it's also good for what telnet can't do. You can have web 
games, website links and all sorts of stuff that wouldn't go over well under 
telnet as a part of your BBS. Seeing as Synchronet is a *real* BBS and not 
some glorified web script, having a web interface gives it an incredible 
advantage for things it does now and things it can be made to do in the 
future.

With an EXE backing ssjs as opposed to just a simple web script on a host, 
the sky is the limit, IMHO.

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