BBS Software for Raspberry Pi

[Paul Hayton]

Hi there

I run a retro BBS using Mystic BBS software. The author of the software has
been actively developing it for the last 15+ years. I thought I'd post here
to let anyone interested in BBSing that there is a Raspberry Pi (ARM) version
of Mystic available from mysticbbs.com

Be sure to use the latest 1.12 Alpha, it's far more developed and robust than
the much earlier 1.11 release.

Some links that may interest you

Mystic BBS - www.mysticbbs.com
Mystic Guy YouTube - https://goo.gl/2s71cx
fsxNet - www.bbs.geek.nz/fsxnet.zip

The last two links are things I run that help support Mystic and/or provide
access to Mystic support and others using the software :)

Best, Paul

[Mr. Man-wai Chang]

I supposed any Linux distributions could run it?

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[LoStaff .]

On Sun, 3 Dec 2017 01:44:46 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>I supposed any Linux distributions could run it?

Mystic BBS v1.12 A35 is the latest alpha test release for people who want to
help test new features or run the cutting edge version.

These alpha versions are considered to be the most stable releases, and are the
recommended versions to use:.

Windows (32-bit native also works in 64-bit): MYS112A35_W32.RAR
Windows (64-bit native): MYS112A35_W64.RAR
Linux (32-bit): MYS112A35_L32.RAR
Linux (64-bit): MYS112A35_L64.RAR
ARMHF V6 Linux (32-bit, Raspberry Pi, ODROID, etc): MYS112A35_PI.ZIP
Macintosh OSX (32-bit): MYS112A35_O32.ZIP
Macintosh OSX (64-bit): MYS112A35_O64.ZIP

[robert wolfe]

-=> Paul Hayton wrote to All <=-

PH> I run a retro BBS using Mystic BBS software. The author of the software
PH> has been actively developing it for the last 15+ years. I thought I'd
PH> post here to let anyone interested in BBSing that there is a Raspberry
PH> Pi (ARM) version of Mystic available from mysticbbs.com

PH> Be sure to use the latest 1.12 Alpha, it's far more developed and
PH> robust than the much earlier 1.11 release.

Yep yep yep! :)

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[Paul Hayton]

On 12/04/17, robert wolfe pondered and said...

rw> Yep yep yep! :)
rw>

:) :) ... I feel I have read that somewhere before... wait a minute that's
the kind of thing I'd say :)

Best, Paul

[Diesel]

"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet...@gmail.com>
news:ovuoqe$mf0$2...@toylet.eternal-september.org Sat, 02 Dec 2017

17:44:46 GMT in alt.os.linux.ubuntu, wrote:

> On 3/12/2017 2:30 AM, Paul Hayton wrote:
>> Hi there
>>
>> I run a retro BBS using Mystic BBS software. The author of the
>> software has been actively developing it for the last 15+ years.
>> I thought I'd post here to let anyone interested in BBSing that
>> there is a Raspberry Pi (ARM) version of Mystic available from
>> mysticbbs.com
>>
>> Be sure to use the latest 1.12 Alpha, it's far more developed and
>> robust than the much earlier 1.11 release.
>>
>> Some links that may interest you
>>
>> Mystic BBS - www.mysticbbs.com
>> Mystic Guy YouTube - https://goo.gl/2s71cx
>> fsxNet - www.bbs.geek.nz/fsxnet.zip
>>
>> The last two links are things I run that help support Mystic
>> and/or provide access to Mystic support and others using the
>> software :)
>
> I supposed any Linux distributions could run it?
>

A blast from the past. :) I thought it was more than fifteen years
old though, alas.



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[Paul Hayton]

On 01/29/18, Diesel pondered and said...

Di>
Di> A blast from the past. :) I thought it was more than fifteen years
Di> old though, alas.

nope its 2018 and still under active development. :-)

Best, Paul


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[Mr. Man-wai Chang]

On 29/1/2018 08:05, Diesel wrote:
>
> A blast from the past. :) I thought it was more than fifteen years
> old though, alas.

I think I started playing with BBS in Hong Kong using a 1200 baud modem
back in year 1989.

[Joe Beanfish]

On Sat, 03 Feb 2018 00:09:19 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

> On 29/1/2018 08:05, Diesel wrote:
>>
>> A blast from the past. :) I thought it was more than fifteen years
>> old though, alas.
>
> I think I started playing with BBS in Hong Kong using a 1200 baud modem
> back in year 1989.

Early 80s at 300 baud. Computer club BBS and Compuserve. I was able
to pay bills through Huntington Bank connection in Compuserve.

[Mr. Man-wai Chang]

On 6/2/2018 00:29, Joe Beanfish wrote:
>
> Early 80s at 300 baud. Computer club BBS and Compuserve. I was able
> to pay bills through Huntington Bank connection in Compuserve.

CompuServe... I remember it! I still have its deep blue T-Shirt. :)

[Seymore4Head]

On Sun, 3 Dec 2017 01:44:46 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang"
<toylet...@gmail.com> wrote:

>On 3/12/2017 2:30 AM, Paul Hayton wrote:
>> Hi there
>>
>> I run a retro BBS using Mystic BBS software. The author of the software has
>> been actively developing it for the last 15+ years. I thought I'd post here
>> to let anyone interested in BBSing that there is a Raspberry Pi (ARM) version
>> of Mystic available from mysticbbs.com
>>
>> Be sure to use the latest 1.12 Alpha, it's far more developed and robust than
>> the much earlier 1.11 release.
>>
>> Some links that may interest you
>>

How hard would it be for BBS software to run on telnet?

I remember years ago that I had some program that would do telnet and
there were BBSs you could connect to. Could BBS software be modified
to be accessed from the web using a browser link?

I also always wondered how hard it would be to get programs to run
from the cloud instead of being housed on a personal machine.

I wish some colleges get involved with Usenet and keep it alive.

I think BBC software for schools would also be the bomb.

[Mr. Man-wai Chang]

Check out the following BBS in Hong Kong, accessible both by phone and web:

http://smartiesbbs.no-ip.org/

On 23/2/2018 01:56, Seymore4Head wrote:
> How hard would it be for BBS software to run on telnet?
>
> I remember years ago that I had some program that would do telnet and
> there were BBSs you could connect to. Could BBS software be modified
> to be accessed from the web using a browser link?
>
> I also always wondered how hard it would be to get programs to run
> from the cloud instead of being housed on a personal machine.
>
> I wish some colleges get involved with Usenet and keep it alive.
>
> I think BBC software for schools would also be the bomb.
>

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[Charlie Gibbs]

On 2018-02-22, Seymore4Head <n...@none.invalid> wrote:

> How hard would it be for BBS software to run on telnet?
>
> I remember years ago that I had some program that would do telnet and
> there were BBSs you could connect to.

That would be a worthwhile project. You might want to use SSH, though.

Many of the functions of BBSes have been taken over by Facebook.
This is unfortunate, since Facebook is a monopoly, while the BBSes
of yore were independent.

> Could BBS software be modified to be accessed from the web using
> a browser link?

Some web sites let you leave comments, which provides a lot of BBS
functionality. Others, however, insist that you post via Facebook.
Since I refuse to get a Facebook account, this deprives them of my
pearls of wisdom. :-)

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[The Natural Philosopher]

BBS software these days is a PHP application running over a web
interface and is way better than a simple telnet based system - pictures
threads, fora, the lot

https://www.phpbb.com/
https://mybb.com/

Load (one of) these up on a shared/virtial server in internet land and
get chattin!



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[Seymore4Head]

On Fri, 23 Feb 2018 02:36:37 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang"
<toylet...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>Check out the following BBS in Hong Kong, accessible both by phone and web:
>
>http://smartiesbbs.no-ip.org/
>

I went to have a look, but the "new user" link if broken.

[Mike Powell]

> How hard would it be for BBS software to run on telnet?

I am posting this message on BBS software that runs on telnet, and http,
too. I actually run three boards... two are meant specifically for telnet
(and one of those runs on a Pi), and the third runs they same DOS BBS
package I have used for 30 years now. It can accept dial-up and telnet
calls.

> I remember years ago that I had some program that would do telnet and
> there were BBSs you could connect to. Could BBS software be modified
> to be accessed from the web using a browser link?

Yes, if it is set up correctly or offers http natively.

Running Synchronet - capitolcityonline.net port 26 (http @ same url)
Running Magicka on a pi - capitolcityonline.net port 7636
Running GT Power - capitolcityonline.net port 27 (dial up 5028758938)

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[Peter Jetson]

Seymore4Head wrote:

>>http://smartiesbbs.no-ip.org/
>
> I went to have a look, but the "new user" link if broken.

Looks like this link will get you there

http://smartiesbbs.no-ip.org/cgi-bin/eleweb.exe?action=3&script=new_one

Peter

[Jasen Betts]

On 2018-02-22, Seymore4Head <n...@none.invalid> wrote:

> On Sun, 3 Dec 2017 01:44:46 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang"
><toylet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>

> How hard would it be for BBS software to run on telnet?

About as hard as on a serial port.

> I remember years ago that I had some program that would do telnet and
> there were BBSs you could connect to.


> Could BBS software be modified to be accessed from the web using a
> browser link?

probably, UX would suck though. no mouse.

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[Big Bad Bob]

On 12/02/17 09:44, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
> I supposed any Linux distributions could run it?
>

that's one of the beauties of linux. your distro shouldn't determine
whether or not you can run something designed for Linux [although the
presence or absence of 'devel' packages and/or correct shared lib
versions are another thing entirely]


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[Seymore4Head]

On Fri, 23 Feb 2018 16:07:36 +1100, Peter Jetson <use...@jetson.id.au>
wrote:

So I tried it.
It works.
Not much of interest, but it was interesting that it worked so well.

[mark lewis]

On 2018 Feb 22 12:56:10, you wrote to toylet...@gmail.com:

>>> I run a retro BBS using Mystic BBS software. The author of the software
>>> has been actively developing it for the last 15+ years. I thought I'd
>>> post here to let anyone interested in BBSing that there is a Raspberry
>>> Pi (ARM) version of Mystic available from mysticbbs.com
>>>
>>> Be sure to use the latest 1.12 Alpha, it's far more developed and robust
>>> than the much earlier 1.11 release.
>>>
>>> Some links that may interest you
>>>

SH> How hard would it be for BBS software to run on telnet?

it is a no-brainer... on winwhatever you use netfoss and/or netserial... on
OS/2 you (still) use SIO... on linux, DOSEMU can be told to put a COM port on
telnet... however, most BBSes written and maintained these days have their own
telnet server... some even do ssh, http, https, rlogin and other similar
protocols...

)\/(ark

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Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it
wrong...
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[mark lewis]

On 2018 Feb 22 22:42:06, you wrote to All:

TP> BBS software these days is a PHP application running over a web
TP> interface

don't tell that to Synchronet (written in C/C++), Mystic (written in
freepascal) or any of the other *traditional* BBSes that are still around ;)

TP> and is way better than a simple telnet based system - pictures
TP> threads, fora, the lot

pictures are about the only thing that traditional BBSes didn't display but
they were easily downloaded and displayed on the local screen... aside from
that,

TP> https://www.phpbb.com/
TP> https://mybb.com/

those are the furthest things from traditional BBSes... hell, IRC is in a close
race with BBSes, too, if one looks at it right... closer than those forums
things...

)\/(ark
still a BBS sysop running traditional BBSes since the early '80s

Always Mount a Scratch Monkey
Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it
wrong...

... Do it tomorrow. You've made enough mistakes today.

[mark lewis]

On 2018 Feb 23 05:03:08, you wrote to n...@none.invalid:

>> Could BBS software be modified to be accessed from the web using a
>> browser link?

JB> probably, UX would suck though. no mouse.

don't need a mouse, anyway... even in GUI environments, i still use the
keyboard 99.999% of the time ;)

)\/(ark

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Do you manage your own servers? If you are not running an IDS/IPS yer doin' it
wrong...

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[Charlie Gibbs]

On 2018-02-23, mark lewis <nospam.m...@p73.f12.n3634.z1.binkp.net> wrote:

> On 2018 Feb 23 05:03:08, you wrote to n...@none.invalid:
>
>>> Could BBS software be modified to be accessed from the web using a
>>> browser link?
>
> JB> probably, UX would suck though. no mouse.
>
> don't need a mouse, anyway... even in GUI environments, i still use the
> keyboard 99.999% of the time ;)

Better watch out, the GUI police will be after you...