Newbie question : Active bbs for chat reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- zzzxtreme · 2022-12-02 03:41 Hi guys. Im new to bbs. I just setup a vintage wyse terminal to an ubuntu machine. Telnet to one bbs works. So Im excited to find any bbs which has active chat? Longing for simpler times of the 90s without social media Any suggestions are greatly appreciated ---------------------------------------------------------------------- crashj · 2022-12-02 04:01 Synchronet based BBS's have a dedicated IRC network that links all of them together you can chat on. Mystic based BBS's have their own chat network called MRC and they do regular nightly nets and meet ups. Why not create some accounts and scope them both out. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- analog_potatoes · 2022-12-02 04:10 MRC on almost all Mystic BBS’. It’s pretty active and has all kinds of unmoderated fun. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dmine45 · 2022-12-02 08:53 A lot of BBSes are linked via MRC (Multi-BBS Relay Chat) for a live chat. However most use message forums where you read and leave messages for others. It's not live, but there several BBS networks that are really active. DoveNet and FSXNet are two of the ones that are good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-12-02 09:23 when is it active? have not seen anybody in there but a bot. is there a gateway to irc? i'd rather use an irc client. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-12-02 09:25 Hello, long time bbs chat guy here. usually bbs related chat is quite boring. it's usually like "hey remember when ...." "yeah, I remember" furthermore, it doesn't really retain people. A lot of people pop in to get help and then take off. it's better to have a chat channel on telegram or whatever with like minded friends where you can hang out. the people i talk to every day on irc are people i've known for 15-20years. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- analog_potatoes · 2022-12-02 11:18 Haha come on now. I frequent it weekly and there are plenty of people to chat with. I mean it’s the Mystic folks which are a mix of people wanting to relive their youth and hardcore guys that love the scene. Additionally, there are a lot of Araknet and Phenom scene folks from time to time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- codefenix · 2022-12-02 12:54 Synchronet BBSes can participate in MRC as well, thanks to the MRC mod by echicken. I use it pretty much weekly to join the Friday meetups from my Sync board. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- codefenix · 2022-12-02 12:56 Yeah, there are regular Friday night meetups on MRC. I think Sunday and Wednesday too, but I'm not certain. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13_0_0_0_0 · 2022-12-02 14:36 Friday afternoons (eastern) there’s a meetup. I forget exactly when. I think [this guy](https://youtube.com/@MeaTLoTioN) runs it, but he definitely live streams it every week. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 13_0_0_0_0 · 2022-12-02 14:36 Be the change ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2022-12-02 19:01 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robbiew · 2022-12-02 19:01 I use the eChicken MRC door... It's great. I run it on my door server (Gold Mine) so I can launch with a Direct Door Code and it feels like users aren't leaving the BBS. Users, ha. I mean me Works when you aren't running Synchronet or Mystic (like me). I know there was a more generic door version of MRC (opicron's?) in the works at one point ---------------------------------------------------------------------- auric0m · 2022-12-02 19:23 4pm est friday its a bbs chat - dont expect a reply in 5 seconds. we move at the pace of yesteryear - idle a while and hang out. some nights are busier than others, really depends who comes around ---------------------------------------------------------------------- codefenix · 2022-12-02 19:33 3pm EST It was 4pm EDT over the summer. We're on standard time now. ;) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BoringTchotchke · 2022-12-02 20:21 > it's better to have a chat channel on telegram or whatever with like minded friends where you can hang out Its better to use web forums, like reddit, where everyone hangs out. It's better to use SSH instead of telnet. Its better to use discord than telegram. ... Then, you're not really do anything BBS... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-12-03 15:20 whenever i go in there there's the one person which i think is a bot. and araknet and those guys that call themselves phenom are 'scene folks'? this shit is just sad. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-12-03 15:21 i am the change ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-12-03 15:22 The right tool for the right job. ​ someone is asking about where to do bbs chatting and you guys are suggesting MRC, where they have **one meetup** when a lot of day shift workers are still at work or driving home. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-12-03 15:23 so whats so great about it if people only meet on it to talk once a week on a friday? would your users like that? the OP here asked for active chat. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- analog_potatoes · 2022-12-03 16:05 I think you are misinformed. Araknet still releases a ton of art packs as well as does FSXNet. Phenom releases lots of mods, door games, tutorials, and vintage support tools for many vintage BBS software. What do you want to release hacked software on BBS’ still? You want the Scene guys to phreak phones and release patched shareware warez still? GTFO bro. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-12-03 16:25 I'm not misinformed. You are. they're just the pathetic leftovers of bbsing. they aren't any scene. And I'm not your 'bro'. You're just giving new people intentionally bad and false information. If you didn't know, you didn't have to reply to his post. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robbiew · 2022-12-03 17:14 MRC (and Synchronet chat) is about as active a chat you're going to get on a BBS these days. But yeah not really active ---------------------------------------------------------------------- analog_potatoes · 2022-12-03 21:20 I know who you are now. You’re just mad because they didn’t let you join Araknet. I’m sorry… ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-12-04 07:13 well people are busy. and we live in crazy times. it's too bad bbsing hit such an incredible slump. I would have thought that with people sitting at home during covid lockdowns would have increased activity, but it didn't. I think things have been in a huge slump for over 2 years. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2022-12-04 07:17 [removed] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- zzzxtreme · 2022-12-04 07:22 What’s going on 🤔 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-12-04 14:34 that's what redditors do when they can't report you for anything. it's a way to harass you. they say you are going to harm yourself or something. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- robbiew · 2022-12-05 04:55 Yeah, seems like there was more network activity right before covid, like it was actually picking up ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro1337_000 · 2022-12-05 08:36 i run several bbses, and with me keeping it up all the time that allowed me to hold onto a lot of regular users. even on my gaming bbs the regulars don't call anymore.