Subj : BBS over web-based ??
To   : ROBERT WOLFE
From : Mrproper
Date : Thu Sep 29 2005 04:27 pm

  Re: BBS over web-based ??
  By: ROBERT WOLFE to ARPAWOLF on Thu Sep 29 2005 03:23:00

 > -> Personally, I wouldn't do it. The chat clients if you give access to
 > -> them can allow access to your command line.
 > 
 > I allow access to the *NIX box from either an SSH connection or via
 > login from my BBS.  But then again, I am VERY VERY careful about who I
 > give command line access to.
 > 
 > 

Yeah but your SBBS has to be root to bind to 23 but even if it does change to a
different user the user could shell outta those externals and mess with your
BBS files or anything that the BBS it's self would have permissions for.


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