Subj : Linux and Fido
To   : All
From : Karel Kral
Date : Sun Feb 02 2020 17:30:57

Hello everybody!

For a while I am trying to find the perfect (= cheapest) way to host fidonet 
(not cosidering BBS, just mailer, tosser, editor and maybe fileecho gadget).

To have running OS/2 or Win/DOS machine somewhere - looks to me odd.
(do not have modem anyway)

OK, Linux then - and hosted (VPS). (can read Echo via putty, mainly via 
ConnectBot)

Ended with Golded, Crashmail, Binkd (and Htick).

VPS: very depens if online presence is needed or - just time to time run VPS 
and process messages. To me offline is enough (thank to my uplink).

Offline: I found KVM hosted VPS for 0.50 EUR/month. Currently playing with 
Microsoft Azure Cloud (looks 0,25EUR/month).

Online: for 1 year there is for free B1S VM (plus free 64GB HDD) - also on 
Microsoft Azure Subscription (= 0 EUR/month for a while)

Did somebody similar research? (any recommendation?)

Karel

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