Subj : Low level BBS tech
To   : hollowone
From : Orphan
Date : Sat Dec 02 2023 22:44:13


   Hello hollowone!

02 Dec 23 14:18, you wrote to all:

 ho> Hi,

 ho> I'm here for few years already as BBS consumer. I recognize various
 ho> BBS server software used by you SYSOPS in the context of different
 ho> User Experience and general Look and Feel, including your own unique
 ho> customizations, if there are any.

Each BBS had its own configurations, but all send messages and connected using Fidonet Standards.
You can find information in the "Unofficial Fidonet Repository" on Github:
https://github.com/zoomosis/ftsc


 ho> Now I'm becoming curious about more lower level understanding of
 ho> underlying tech stack that BBS world represents.

You can find most of the standards that were used from early FidoNet to nowadays in the above link.
Now what changed most is that instead of using dialup we use internet. But the protocols (mostly) remain the same.

 ho> First pick is ECHO and mail/message sharing system present here.

 ho> I understand that there are some protocols and links between instances
 ho> or servers that can communicate to share messages between boards,
 ho> approve some changes (like I experienced on 20-4-BEERS that I can edit
 ho> my message already posted to a local board or FTN).. There seem to be
 ho> a lot of tech contracts defined by standards that are not easy to find
 ho> as this is legacy tech...

Messages are in the local BBS you used, then packed and sent to a "hub" which distributes them, mostly using the same fidonet standard.

 ho> Can somebody point me to starters if I wanted to understand low-level
 ho> specs related to message transfering/sharing protocols used by BBSes,
 ho> in more a guided tutorial way?

I hope I had :)

Regards,
Orphan


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