Any suggestions on BBS software for OS X or Linux? reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- shakycode · 2016-06-05 11:53 I want to start a BBS for nostalgia and hobby purposes. I can run this on Linux (Ubuntu) in the cloud or simply on my OS X computer at home. Can anyone recommend a package that will work with a modern day operating system? I miss the days of BBS and wanted to have a little fun. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wyanoh · 2016-06-05 14:20 Try looking at Synchronet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- jesseward · 2016-06-05 18:01 If you're looking to tinker take a look at https://github.com/jquast/x84 . It a BBS written in Python . Super easy to understand and extend yourself... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- devastating_dave · 2016-06-05 21:08 I'm currently playing with Mystic BBS, for exactly the same reasons :-). It seems like it's still actively developed...the latest was released just a few days ago. http://mysticbbs.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NuSkooler · 2016-06-06 01:59 Give ENiGMA½ a try if you like @ https://github.com/NuSkooler/enigma- bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mcdonc · 2016-06-06 06:57 http://www.citadel.org/doku.php has been around since about 1982. I ran it on an Amiga, but incredibly it's still around. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- shakycode · 2016-06-06 11:22 Awesome, I'll check it out! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- shakycode · 2016-06-06 11:23 Sweet, thanks for the share. I'll take a look! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- shakycode · 2016-06-06 11:23 I remember Mystic when it first came out in the 90's. So good! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- shakycode · 2016-06-06 11:24 Excellent, looking at this as well. :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- wertyy102 · 2016-06-07 14:43 Talk about a dedicated dev team ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro_1337 · 2016-06-09 20:54 citadel is very good groupware too ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro_1337 · 2016-06-10 05:04 but it's a bit different from what most people are used to in a bbs. still very popular and they have more users than conventional bbses sometimes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- denzuko · 2016-06-11 12:47 I've ran boards since the 90's mostly syncronet, ibbs(ibbs.sf.net), wildcat, and now lately mystic. Out of all of them if one wants nostalgia and hobby purposes.. Go mystic. I've successfully set one one at bbs.dapla.net which is hosted on aws and ubuntu. While documentation is a little laxed online the defaults gives one enough examples to play around with and the developers are quite helpful when messaged with intelligent questions. Heck I've even been able to get Mystic's menus to call off to regular Unix/Linux apps (ncurses/aalib/stdio based only), dosemu (nothing that uses mode 13h), and even pppd for dial up services. Scripting, customizing menus, and administration in mystic is a lot more friendlier than experienced in other board code bases as well. If one just wants a throw and go style board then go syncronet especially if one is on a windows box. Documentation has been well covered for entry users but not power users outside of windows users. As for scripting that is done in a non standard javascript. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- elchicharo · 2016-08-13 19:53 5.1 of WWIV BBS is on the way with lots of linux related fixes. http://docs.wwivbbs.org/en/stable/#get-wwiv-51