Linux-Hams archive - May 1998: Re: BBS message forwarding

Re: BBS message forwarding

Ronnie Hale (ois.cody@kerailya.tunkki.fi)
Sun, 10 May 1998 13:58:58 -0500 (CDT)


On Sun, 10 May 1998, Jeff Grammer wrote:

>
> I have tried TNOS, F6FBB and DPBOX and all fail miserably on my system
> (F6FBB even crashes the kernel). Therefore, I had a thought. I have on
> another system Windows/NT running MS Exchange on it. What if I take one of
> the Linux BBS systems re-code it and do a message store and forward over to
> MS Exchange via SMTP? This is a *very* simple mechanism but I have no idea
> if it can be done, I just now thought of it.
> Does anyone know if this can be done? (I don't mean forward SMTP messages to
> Exchange that's easy it's just and MX record in the DNS) I mean port a
> regular BBS system to Packet Radio? One like "drealmBBS", "xbbs", or others
> that come with a Linux distribution?
> Is this a stupid idea?
> 73 KF4WTM
>
Yes. Here's something to ponder: "If I have the ability to rewrite
code for different platforms, why can't I install a program which is
coded for linux, like those linux-newbies with limited experience do?"

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73, Ronnie.
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