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From: unself@eastky.com (unself)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Any BBS's run on FreeBSD?
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 96 01:17:56 GMT
Organization: Mikrotec Internet Services, Inc. (MISNet)
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In article <4fflhi$3rq@daily-planet.execpc.com>, jkane@earth.execpc.com (Jeff Kane) wrote:
>Subject says it all. Are their any BBS programs for FreeBSD? I have
>my BBS running on a old 286. Since my new BSD box will be running,
>I thought I could move it to that platform, if I can find one. I will
>be posting to alt.bbs in a few weeks, still looking for a faq over
>there so I can see if it has been asked yet.
comp.bbs.unixbbs has a faq listing about 30 or so BBS softwares, some of which
work on FreeBSD. Basically their appears to be a couple of options available.
Either expensive software (MMB Teamate, or Galaticomm Majors Worldgroup) both
of which start in the thousands, (MMB = $5,000 for full package, and
Galacticomm's smallest node count is over $1500 bucks i think for the unix
version). or you could go with some shareware, like uniboard with not so many
features, but still pack a good punch for around $40->$150 bucks i think for 2
-> unlimited node count. Drealm is a good bbs software too it appears but i'm
not sure they have freeBSD compiled versions of it yet. The full faq lists
FTP address, and web addresses (along with more accurate pricing) and a small
list of features and comments. check it out. It's rather useful. :)
-Nathan
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