From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Oct 24 14:48:07 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id OAA22814 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 14:48:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from cerberus.partsnow.com (gatekeeper.partsnow.com [207.155.26.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA22805 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 14:48:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from don@PartsNow.com) Received: (from bin@localhost) by cerberus.partsnow.com (8.8.5/8.6.9) id HAA26531; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 07:47:02 -0700 (PDT) X-Authentication-Warning: cerberus.partsnow.com: bin set sender to using -f Received: from nouvelle(192.168.100.9) by cerberus.partsnow.com via smap (V2.0) id xma026529; Fri, 24 Oct 97 07:47:01 -0700 Message-ID: <34511785.7DDB@PartsNow.com> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 14:47:49 -0700 From: Don Wilde Reply-To: don@PartsNow.com Organization: Soligen, Incorporated X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0C-E-KIT (Win16; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ghost@comnet.ca CC: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question References: <3451B7C5.7EAB98E1@comnet.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk There is source code for a very good BBS in the C/C++ users group CD set published by Walnut Creek. However, having a UN*X server with all of its power is a much better idea (at least for trusted friends :)) than a crippled BBS. Greg Lehey's 'The Complete FreeBSD' book is about to be re-released in a N&I version, and it does dial-up in-depth. Most UN*X books which cover BSD-style are perfectly suited to FreeBSD, but dial-up is not commonly covered. I agree that more print is needed; Greg's book goes a very long way, but RTF MAN page is getting a little old. I suggested he add more material about the common packages and ports used with FreeBSD, but he said the book is too big as it is. Have you explored the Handbook on the website? It's got a lot of info also. What your first friend told you is actually correct and not as hard as it seems to you; the mail server program is set up by default and dial-up terminal-style login is also easy to configure. You can also install packages (included on the CD) for X/Y/ZMODEM data transfers, etc. -- oooOOO O O O o * * * * * * o ___ _________ _________ ________ _________ _________ ___==_ V_=_=_DW ===--- Don Wilde [don@PartsNow.com] [http://www.PartsNow.com ] /oo0000oo-oo--oo-ooo---ooo-ooo---ooo-ooo--ooo-ooo---ooo-ooo---ooo-oo--oo