Subj : Install on Linux
To   : All
From : Bradley D. Thornton
Date : Sat Aug 31 2019 04:37 am

I was quite impressed with the docs on the wiki until I went back and read
the installation section. The instructions amounted to a single line at the
bottom of the page merely saying to prepend the executable with './' while
mentioning nothing about whether the installation should or should not be
performed by root or whether it drops its privileges right after it starts
and binds the low ports, etc.

Should I be creating an account on the system for Mystic to run under or
install as root?

Also, I liked BBBS except for the uid being an 'fname lname' format, and of
course, the $60 fee for a 2 node nocommercial license. REALLY? I had assumed
I would just install Synchronet but I'm really intrigued about the potential
of Mystic - any points to consider on why one might be inclined to instead
choose Mystic?

Thanks in advance for any insight you can offer, and again, what about the
uid of the person installing and/or running the install?












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