From: lairdpg@lub001.lamar.edu
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc
Subject: Re: Starting a BBS again TO 11dmcvay@
Date: 16 Aug 92 10:29:45 +1700
Organization: Lamar University - Beaumont

In article <1992Aug11.005129.1@gallua.gallaudet.edu>, 11dmcvay@gallua.gallaudet.edu (Daniel T. McVay) writes:
> In article <1992Aug10.190815.1416@lub001.lamar.edu>, lairdpg@lub001.lamar.edu writes:
>> In article <1992Aug10.011345.1@gallua.gallaudet.edu>, 11dmcvay@gallua.gallaudet.edu (Daniel T. McVay) writes:


 
 


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> My long term plans are to have simple message bases and also a file section
> for only those allowed users.
 

 
> Not a large file section, but small to moderate would be more like it.


 
> Mailer? I'm not familiar with mailer packages, but if you mean if I am going to
> share message bases with other systems, NO.
 
Yes, that is what I was referring to.

>  Not many but I would say about roughly 20 sections.
 

That isn't very many and most any BBS package could handle that.



 
> I'm not planning on such a huge system. I'm more towards the homely type of
> BBS, not those huge business-like systems.










 
> Would Maximus do the job or would the Renegade software? Could someone here
> specify the specs on those and any other packages? 

Maximus BBS can very well handle what you are trying to accomplish.  There are
many others that can do the job also.  I will list some of the ones you may
FTP at WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU:

MAXIMUS ------> /mirrors/msdos/bbs
OPUS----------> /mirrors/msdos/opus
RBBS-PC-------> /mirrors/msdos/rbbs-pc
TAGBBS--------> /mirrors/msdos/tagbbs
FIDO----------> /mirrors/msdos/fido
TELEGARD------> /mirrors/msdos/telegard
Quick BBS-----> /mirrors/msdos/bbs
CITADEL-------> /mirrors/msdos/citadel
WAFFLE--------> /mirrors/msdos/waffle

And of course, many other packages and utilities!

> Could an Tandy 1000sx collecting dust do the job? I'm fairly positive it can
> along with a hard drive of some MB space. Right now, it is outfitted with two
> modems, and just a single phone line.

Why 2 modems?  Are you going to run 2 nodes?  Just use one, that should be all
you need for a small BBS. You need to make sure that you use a modem and PC
that doesn't mind letting the BBS program answer the phone.  You will have to
set your modem up to that task.  Most modems and BBS software are configurable.
 
> 
 
>> N5UYH @ The HAM Connection BBS (409)833-1795 DATA
>  
> One question, where is this BBS located? And is there a listing of BBSes 
> and their numbers for the 202 and the 301 area? 

The BBS Above is located in the SouthEast Texas area along the Gulf Coast.
The N5UYH is my Amateur Radio License Callsign.  I will give you another
source.  There are many bbs lists to be downloaded (FTP) at again,
WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU:

 /mirrors/msdos/bbslists
> 
> Thank you in advance.

No problem!  P.S.  TAGBBS has ran on many smaller drives.  It is real simple
and can be setup completely in an hour or so, including you making all the
necessary logon screens with an ansi/ascii editor and configuring the system.
It is easy enough to define message areas, file areas and security of each.
It is real configurable.  Much easier to get along with than RBBS-PC in my
opinion.  I have it availabel for download at the BBS mentioned above.


 
 




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