From: edguer@ces.cwru.edu (Aydin Edguer)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs,alt.bbs.lists,alt.bbs.internet
Subject: Re: UNIX BBS WANTED
Date: 9 Apr 92 21:51:55 GMT
Article-I.D.: usenet.1992Apr9.215155.21727
Organization: Computer Engineering and Science, Case Western Reserve University

In article <1992Apr8.160107.9326@uts.uni-c.dk> unijbm@uts.uni-c.dk (J|rgen B. Madsen) writes:
> I want to start a UNIX-BBS connected to Internet.

Congrats.
[finally an article that belongs in the group]

> Can anyone recommend a professional BBS runing on UNIX
> and where to buy/get it ?

There is very little "professional" bulletin board software [that is
distributed].  There are, however, a number of "commercial" bulletin 
board systems if you are looking for support.

>    *  System 5 (BSD) UNIX

This is rather unclear.  Which are you looking for?  System 5 [STREAMS] or
BSD [sockets]?  While SVR4 does support both interfaces, you did not state
which version of SV you are interested in.  Be as specific as possible,
It does matter.

>    *  Nice user interface

Define "nice user interface".
Is "nn" nice?  Is "rn" nice?  Is "vnews" nice?  Are DOS systems nice?
If you can get a roomful of people to agree on this you are way ahead
of everyone else.

There are systems which are designed to be easy for beginners to use,
easy for people familiar with DOS BBS systems to use, etc.  Only you
[and your users] can decide if a particular interface is nice.  I would
suggest you start with the list of Internet BBS systems and experiment
with what is available.  The Internet BBS list does list which BBS
the sites are using [where it is known].

>    *  Easy system administration

This is UNIX after all....

>    *  Xwindow and ascii terminals

What do you mean support X?  Do you want a graphical interface?
What do you expect to use the graphics for?  Do you want it to look
like Prodigy?

Here is a list of UNIX based BBS software I know of... if you can add
to it, please let me know.

Unix Based BBS
--------------
FTP:	sabrina.dei.unipd.it:/pub/unix/bbs/bbs.tar.Z

NAME:	[under development]
AUTHOR:	Chris Petrilli <petrilli@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
COST:	FREE

NAME:	bbs_bk
AUTHOR:	Bob Kirkpatrick <bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us>
COST:	FREE
FROM:	comp.sources.misc, volume13

NAME:	brand-x
AUTHOR:	Bob Kirkpatrick <bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us>
COST:	FREE
FROM:	alt.sources
FTP:	ccb.ucsf.edu:/Pub/Bbs/brand-x_bbs-14460

NAME:	Citadel/UX
AUTHOR:	Art Cancro
COST:	$$$ shareware
SAMPLE:	quartz.rutgers.edu
FROM:	alt.sources
FTP:	ccb.ucsf.edu:/Pub/Bbs/citadel.tar.Z
FTP:	quartz.rutgers.edu:/pub/citadel/cit311.tar.Z

NAME:	FreePort
AUTHOR:	xx999@cleveland.freenet.edu
COST:	$$$>100

NAME:	GDXBBS
AUTHOR:	Jay A. Snyder <jay@gdx.UUCP>
COST:	FREE
FROM:	alt.sources
FTP:	plains.nodak.edu:/pub/alt/gdxbbs

NAME:	QueBBS
AUTHOR:	Dean Roehrich <qbbs@milo.ndsu.nodak.edu>
COST:	FREE
FTP:	duke.cs.duke.edu:/pub/bbs/Qbbs29d.tar.Z
FTP:	quartz.rutgers.edu:/pub/src/qbbs29d.tar.Z

NAME:	PBBS [Pirate Bulletin Board System]
AUTHOR:	Edward A. Luke <lush@Athena.EE.MsState.EDU>
COST:	FREE
FTP:	athena.erc.msstate.edu:/pub/bbs.tar.1.6.Z
FTP:	trantor.ee.msstate.edu:/files/Misc.source/bbs.tar.1.6.Z

NAME:	SBBS [Sigma Bulletin Board System]
AUTHOR:	Rob DeMarco ?robertd@ncoast.org?
COST:	FREE
FROM:	comp.sources.unix, volume13

NAME:	UnaXcess
AUTHOR:	Brandon S. Allbery <allbery@ncoast.org>
COST:	FREE
FROM:	comp.sources.unix, volume04

NAME:	UnaXcess2
AUTHOR:	Brandon S. Allbery <allbery@ncoast.org>
COST:	FREE
FROM:	comp.sources.unix, volume08

NAME:	Unidel
AUTHOR:	Ken <ken@bitsko.slc.ut.us>
COST:	FREE
FROM:	alt.sources
FTP:	quartz.rutgers.edu:/pub/src/unidel.tar.Z

NAME:	UnixBBS
AUTHOR:	Riccardo Pizzi <pizzi%esacs.UUCP@relay.EU.net>
COST:	$$$

NAME:	Waffle
AUTHOR:	Thomas E. Dell <dell@vox.darkside.com>
COST:	$$$>100

NAME:	XBBS
AUTHOR:	Sanford Zelkovitz ?714-821-9670?
COST:	?$?
FTP:	ccb.ucsf.edu:/Pub/Bbs/xbbs791.tar.Z
FTP:	procyon.cis.ksu.edu:/pub/BBS/xbbs791.tar.Z
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