Subj : Comparing BBS Software Again
To   : All
From : Andre
Date : Wed Jan 27 2021 04:24 pm

So I'm getting to the point where I'm going to improve my BBS for use by a
few locals. Before doing that though, I wanted to make sure I was picking the
right software for the job. I could use some experience from the group, and I
understand that my opinions and (dis)likes are my own.

I vastly prefer the overall user experience, especially the Indexed Message
Reader. The backend is a bit messy, and server is flaky, and it's excessively
closed development. But becuase the UI is simpler for n00bs, it's my
preference so far.

I prefer the development style and more modern featureset of Enigma1/2. If
it weren't for the following dislikes I'd choose it in a heartbeat... The
message reader seems better than synchro but worse than mystics. I don't
like having to hit enter after menu commands. Any known customizations to fix
those issues to my liking?

I prefer the backend featureset of Synchronet. The message reader is really
high effort to navigate as a user. Any known customization to get a reader
more like Mystic's Indexed Message Reader?


Any insight to help me out? I couldn't find anything that easily answered my
concerns.

Thanks,
Andre

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 * Origin: Runaan BBS (21:3/117)

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