Subj : Re: Cheap Hosting...
To   : fusion
From : MRO
Date : Thu Mar 18 2021 19:40:42

  Re: Re: Cheap Hosting...
  By: fusion to Terminator on Thu Mar 18 2021 09:21 am

 >  Te> There price on VPN servers is good if you want to run a very small bbs
 >  Te> systems. --- CNet/5
 >
 > i duno, i think it sounds kind of lame to run a bbs on a VPS .. when a user
 > goes for the 'page sysop' command you should be able to break in to chat
 > because you heard the machine beeping at you.
 >
 > even when i had dialup internet back in the day the bbs worked just fine for
 > two nodes (granted i paid my isp for a private dedicated number to connect
 > 24/7..) nowadays just about any internet connection is overkill for a bbs.
 >
 > i suppose if you have crummy internet or don't have a spare pc your options
 > might be limited..
 >
 > to each their own i guess


i've ran my bbses on a hosted server for years and i love it. very stable and it's not that much money. less computers in the house.  if they want to talk to me they can email me and i get it right away.

i use proxmox and create vms for it to run.
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