From: wonge@fraser.sfu.ca (Edmund Wong)
Subject: Re: bbs for Linux
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 08:25:06 GMT

In article <1992Dec26.171650.18435@samba.oit.unc.edu> jem@sunSITE.unc.edu (Jonathan Magid) writes:
>In article <1992Dec26.102943.12732@sfu.ca> wonge@fraser.sfu.ca (Edmund Wong) writes:
>>checked out sunsite.unc.edu and found a directory /pub/packages/bbs or
>>something like that, and it had some BBS source code, but I am not sure
>>if they worked or at least, I'm not even sure if that's the actual bbs
>>package I'm looking for.  In any event, I downloaded the whole stuff,
>>only to realize that 'bbselm.tar'(renamed) and 'bbsuemacs.tar' and
>>some other stuff were > 1.44 MB, and thusly, I couldn't rawrite them
>>to 3 1/2" floppies, like I did with most of the other software packages
>>I got.   
>
>/pub/packages/bbs on sunsite is the source for the Internet BBS that until
>recently ran on the UNC BBS (bbs.oit.unc.edu) and which has recently been 
>replaced by the laUNChpad system (launchpad.unc.edu).
>
>as usual I plug the BBS. ;) But I do *not* reccomend using the source
>in /pub/packages/bbs. Its awful. Truly awful, an ugly kludge.

  Actually, I don't want to condemn that bbs package, as I haven't used it,
but quite frankly, even the BULK of it scares me.  I downloaded it(which
like took me HOURS to do) and suddenly found out(duhhh-how stupid I am)
that 2-4 of the tar'd files were > 1.44mb and thusly, I couldn't
rawrite them..as I said before I thik..  8)   

  Hmm <right now, I've got this beaming smile, as I've got minicomm>
running on my testing system.  One question: Is it possible to actually,
download(with sz/rz) a file in my temporary directory(miscel), called
admutil.1-09.tar.Z (made up file name..) and can actually download
properly and I can also uncompress and untar? <I know my phrasing
stinks.. I'm a tad bit sleepy..please forgive me...>

>
>if you look in /pub/Linux/system/BBS you can find the source for an BBS
>called Pirate BBS.  It isn't set up to do Fidonet things, though.

  Actually, I d/led it and had some problems compiling.  One thing for
certain is that I   still don't have TCPIP working, whatever the hell
it is..:).. funny thing though.  If I know that it doesn't work, I
should know what TCPIP is for, but since I said I didn't know what
it is, then I'm not really sure if I DO have it working or not.. ughh
Any possible helpful pointers?  Any appreciated......or even detailed
help appreciated,  that is, if you have time... 



>
>In the same directory is an off-line Fidonet reader. I have heard of 
>a Fido "tosser" that is in alpha testing... If someone would upload it
>to sunsite I would be appreciative.

  Awesome... cann't wait..   and how 'bout the mailer though?  I still
need a frontend mailer to talk to my echohosts for my miscellaneous
networks that I've joined... 

>>   Can someone please help me with this minor/major dilemma?  
>
>the major-minor number I know, but why would you want a minor/major
>dilemna?

  Goodness knows....... but while I'm at it, is the major/minor number
the number of the devices?


 Thanks for the help...  
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