Subj : Re: I need a general BBS web page
To   : August Abolins
From : Alan Ianson
Date : Sun Nov 03 2019 10:45 pm

 AA> You don't need to be a web developer to start using something like
 AA> Wordpress.  don't know a specific BBS that has created a home-page using
 AA> wordpress, but Ca tle Rock BBS [ https://castlerockbbs.com/ ]
 AA> has the basics pretty good.  He introduces the BBS, provides some
 AA> background in o, some screen shots of the set up, and adds humour.
 
 AA> Another place, http://bbs.thenet.gen.nz/ ..has all the content presented
 AA> pretty good, but it doesn't look as modern as the former.

I'll have a look at those and see what they've done and get some ideas.
I'm still busy just making the BBS work but it's coming together.

 AA> If yours is http://trmb.ca:8080/  ..that's a great start, but substitute
 AA> your o n "rusty mailbox" image for the Magicka BBS at the top.  ;)
 
 AA> Take a screen capture of your login image from here:
 AA> https://www.telnetbbsguide com/bbs/rusty-mailbox/

Yes, that is mine. It's brand new so there will likely be changes as I
go.

I have been looking at the default and wondering how to do that. I was
looking at that image in the gimp wondering how to change it. I'll figure
it out.. :)

 AA> It's interesting to see the variety of design in web home pages for
 AA> various BBS s.  If there is a hope to attract people to a BBS, a web
 AA> homepage seems to be a  essential calling card.

I think so too. I'm planning to add some basic BBS info and info also for
net 153. I'm not exactly sure what to say or how to say it or how to
insert it into the webpage. It's likely to change in the not to distant
future.

I was not able to create user accounts on Magicka from my old BBS setup
because I don't know what passwords (that's a good thing) folks were
using. I don't think there is a way for me to overcome that. :(

One of the things I like about Magicka is that it supports ssh. Telnet
also but ssh is secure, telnet is not. It's possible with Magicka to log
in with the user name "new" and a password of "new" and the BBS will take
you through the new user application. After that you can read and reply
to messages via ssh, telnet or on the web page.

Magicka is in development and the developer welcomes comments and ideas
from users.

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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 * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)

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