Subj : Contemplations?
To   : Vince Coen
From : Jeff Smith
Date : Sun Sep 30 2018 22:09:58

Hello Vince,

> I have never tried bbbs as it is paid for software and as I am retired do not
> have funds to spend on such when there are more than enough FOC products.

I am starting to think similarly as I have gotten on in years. I have tried 
most if not all of the (Then or Now) available BBS software. Both the paid for 
types like Wildcat/WinServer and BBBS to the other 'Free' BBS packages that 
would run on my selected OS platforms of DOS, Windows, Linux, OS/2.

> The one issue is for bbbs or for that matter any s/w is, can you select
> exactly where to install it ?
> If so then it should work - subject to testing of course.

I have run into both aspects of that issue with BBS software. With BBBS one can 
specify the install location. For me I use /home/bbbs as the install location. 
Other BBS's like Mystic need to to create the BBS install directory and it can 
not preexist. Although I have found a workaround for the Linux version of 
Mystic.

Currently my preferred BBS software is BBBS, Mystic, and Synchronet as they are 
all multi-platform packages. 

Jeff

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