Subj : Re: Synchronet vs Mystic vs ??
To   : toofargone
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Mon Apr 03 2023 07:07:00

-=> toofargone wrote to All <=-

 to> I'm curious as to what the difference between the various software
 to> packages are? Mystic seems to be on the easy end to set up compared to
 to> Synchronet which looks pretty complicated to set up - so many options!

I can't speak for Mystic, I've just dabbled with it, whereas I've run
Synchronet since 2004. Synchronet seems pretty simple to set up, there's
a New Sysop wizard that does most of the setup, and there's now a
utility that'll configure your BBS for Fidonet (and othernets, too) and
even send the application email for you.

If you're looking to mod your BBS, Synchronet uses mostly Javascript,
whereas Mystic mods appear to be Python-based or in MPL, which looks
like a scripting language for Mystic.

Mystic can use a third-party message base format, which opens the door
to third-party message base utilities. Synchronet uses SMB, its own
format.

Synchronet has a pretty functional web front-end, I'm not sure about
Mystic.

I like them both, I've thought about switching to Mystic  at one point
or another.






 
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