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- From: kev@dsbc.icl.co.uk (Kevin Walsh)
- Newsgroups: alt.bbs
- Subject: Re: Types of BBS's
- Message-ID: <954@dsbc.icl.co.uk>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 12:39:55 GMT
- References: <1992Nov9.052015.29484@tamsun.tamu.edu> <1992Nov12.185252.5559@radian.uucp>
- Distribution: alt.bbs,alt.bbs.internet
- Organization: Cursor Software Limited, London, England
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- In article <1992Nov12.185252.5559@radian.uucp> markbr%radian@natinst.com (markbr) writes:
- > In article <1992Nov9.052015.29484@tamsun.tamu.edu> n276ae@tamuts.tamu.edu (Mark Radulovich) writes:
- > >
- > >I want to create an information service, rather than a regular bbs. This
- > >means something equivalent to reading news on the net (although much smaller)
- > >being able to read(download) a newspaper online, as well as the usual
- > >mail, up/downloading, and other stuff normally found on most bbs's.
- > >I want to do all this for a fee (ie: most likely $1-2/hour), and eventually
- > >add an internet address. I own a company that does a bunch of different
- > >integrated computer stuff, and I need to set up a bbs for some customers
- > >anayway, so I thought that I would would offer everybody else a chance
- > >to get on it, and to also have fun with it.
- > >Think of a mini (really, really small) version of Compuserve, or a fairly
- > >elaborate bbs (potentially 20-30 lines)
- > >
- > I would just use some unix, and have a call-server with password protection,
- > and then let the users have priviliges in selected directories. They could
- > then just dial in with any comm program as a vt100 (or whatever).
- >
- Why not just set up regular UNIX accounts for your users and chroot them into
- a confined area. You can set up all the files they need in their own chrooted
- /bin. You can give them a talk-like command so they can chat to one another
- (and you).
-
- If you allocate a whole machine to the project and make sure that there isn't
- anything you don't want your users to see on it, then you don't even need to
- bother with chroot. Just keep it backed up and let the users do whatever they
- like.
-
- Seems far simpler to me. I don't know of any BBS packages with a CLI.
-
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