Subj : FileMgr
To   : Bob Jones
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Sat Nov 01 2003 02:35 pm

Hey Bob!

Nov 01 14:18 03, Bob Jones wrote to Maurice Kinal:

 BJ> My main BBS system (BinkleyTerm 2.60 / Maximus/2 3.0x ) is running 
 BJ> under OS/2 at this time.  I'm interested in getting Max ported to 
 BJ> Linux so that I can switch the main BBS (within two years?) to 
 BJ> running under Linux.

Looks to be a solid plan.  If so then I'd strongly suggest concern should be 
put to gcc/glibc compatibility and most definetly to the concept of 
multiuser/networking as opposed to the more traditional single user/sysop 
mentality of DOS that has been the hallmark of all the BBS software I have seen 
to date.  I mean that although a administrator is still a viable concept more 
emphasis is needed where multiusage is concerned where it pertains to an OS 
such as Linux or any other Unixie OS.

 BJ> So, ultimately, Linux...  Short term (?) OS/2.

No problem.  I will check.  I am thinking gcc.  That's the only thing that 
makes sense to me given all the legal aspects going on at the moment.

 BJ> And, while I haven't looked, I assume this is something like MFM that 
 BJ> we are talking about.....  Looks like Bo has something running for 
 BJ> .TIC file processing.....

Errrr ... this is news to me.  I am not sure what is required wrt anything 
Unixie here.  As to what I've seen in the way of *.TIC files from my uplink a 
simple shell script can easily handle them.  Maybe I am missing something here?

Life is good,
Maurice

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