Subj : BBS Software Timeout Values
To   : Rob Swindell
From : Dennis Scott
Date : Sat Apr 08 2023 06:57 pm

  Re: BBS Software Timeout Values
  By: Rob Swindell to Dennis Scott on Thu Apr 06 2023 05:01 pm

 > Current versions of Synchronet support up to 250 nodes. Realistically,
 > nobody configures anywhere near that many nodes mainly because configuring
 > door games to support dozens of nodes (for many multinode doors, anyway), is
 > a big hassle. It's much easier to just enforce a maximum duration of user
 > inactivity and keep the number of configured nodes to some a number you'd
 > reasonably expect to need for *active* user connections.

Is it realistic to have the BBS software dynamically open and close nodes as necessary, similiar to the way that Apache does? If so, a Sysop could assign say 5 nodes or so for doors and the rest of the nodes be dynamic if necessary.

What if there was a way for each Sysop to have an income from their BBS? Maybe not getting rich but paying for their equipment and bandwidth, etc. I think there is a way to do it and still keep the BBS system that's been around for decades.

Cheers,
Dennis

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