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    From Dale Barnes@1:106/201 to All on Tue Dec 31 17:44:17 2019
    For you die hard Linux users, have a question. When running a mailer and/or bbs system, do you prefer pure text based systems or do like GUI versions?

    Also do prefer to run just a DOS based system or native Linux system?


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  • From Andrew Leary@1:320/219.1 to Dale Barnes on Tue Dec 31 19:07:11 2019
    Hello, Dale Barnes.
    On 12/31/19 5:44 PM you wrote:

    For you die hard Linux users, have a question. When running a
    mailer and/or bbs system, do you prefer pure text based systems or
    do like GUI versions?

    Text based is all that is needed for BBSing.

    Also do prefer to run just a DOS based system or native Linux
    system?

    Native Linux all the way.


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    Best regards!
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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Dale Barnes on Tue Dec 31 16:33:24 2019
    Hello Dale,

    For you die hard Linux users, have a question. When running a mailer and/or bbs system, do you prefer pure text based systems or do like
    GUI versions?

    Text based is what is needed. My BBS runs on a server where there is no xorg or
    the like installed so in that situation text based is essential.

    A GUI is not a bad thing also. If there was a GUI I would run that too, where I
    can.

    Also do prefer to run just a DOS based system or native Linux system?

    Linux native. There are things like dosemu that can be used to run DOS based software but it's full of stuff that works kinda/sorta/mostly.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Dale Barnes on Tue Dec 31 19:38:00 2019
    Dale Barnes wrote to All <=-

    For you die hard Linux users, have a question. When running a
    mailer and/or bbs system, do you prefer pure text based systems
    or do like GUI versions?

    Text based is fine. A GUI would be interesting also, but not
    really required.

    Also do prefer to run just a DOS based system or native Linux
    system?

    Native Linux.



    ... Beware of programmers who carry screwdrivers.
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  • From Tony Langdon@3:633/410 to Dale Barnes on Wed Jan 1 19:31:00 2020
    On 12-31-19 17:44, Dale Barnes wrote to All <=-

    For you die hard Linux users, have a question. When running a mailer and/or bbs system, do you prefer pure text based systems or do like GUI versions?

    Text for me, I don't use a GUI on servers normally.

    Also do prefer to run just a DOS based system or native Linux system?

    I'm running native Linux (Synchronet and binkd).


    ... Real Programmers do List Processing in FORTRAN.
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  • From Richard Menedetter@2:310/31 to Dale Barnes on Wed Jan 1 11:24:06 2020
    Hi Dale!

    31 Dec 2019 17:44, from Dale Barnes -> All:

    When running a mailer and/or bbs system, do you prefer pure text based systems or do like GUI versions?

    GUI versions??
    Most Linux servers have no screen attached, what good would a GUI be, and why on earth would anybody want that?

    So the answers is command line only, naturally!

    CU, Ricsi

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to Dale Barnes on Wed Jan 1 08:23:11 2020
    Re: Linux Questions
    By: Dale Barnes to All on Tue Dec 31 2019 17:44:17

    For you die hard Linux users, have a question. When running a mailer
    and/or bbs system, do you prefer pure text based systems or do like
    GUI versions?

    Also do prefer to run just a DOS based system or native Linux system?

    i'm not a die hard linux user/fan but i am all linux now since my OS/2 system died...

    i currently run all native linux software except for using dosemu for some 16bit dos doors... there is no gui on the bbs system at all so everything is text mode... the bbs system's OS install is a bare ubuntu server so there's not
    even apache, php, or a sql database in the way... i'm running synchronet bbs with its javascript binkit mailer and tickit file tosser... messages are handled by sbbs' native sbbsecho tosser... i do sometimes run binkd instead of binkit as my mailer... pretty much everything running here, bbs-wise, is compiled here...

    )\/(ark
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  • From Will Milberger@1:106/101 to Dale Barnes on Thu Jan 2 11:02:12 2020
    Re: Linux Questions
    By: Dale Barnes to All on Tue Dec 31 2019 05:44 pm

    For you die hard Linux users, have a question. When running a mailer and/or bbs system, do you prefer pure text based systems or do like GUI versions?
    Also do prefer to run just a DOS based system or native Linux system?

    Like native. Run what you brung!
    Synchronet has Text, Ansi, and GTK. I tend to go to the Ansi. The text does not
    have as many options. But I mostly run everything from the console.

    Grease
    darkmatt.synchro.net


    ... An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.
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  • From Vince Coen@2:250/1 to Dale Barnes on Fri Jan 10 18:39:57 2020
    Hello Dale!

    Tuesday December 31 2019 17:44, you wrote to All:

    For you die hard Linux users, have a question. When running a mailer
    and/or bbs system, do you prefer pure text based systems or do like
    GUI versions?

    Also do prefer to run just a DOS based system or native Linux system?

    Native Linux no GUI unless application is interactive such as a set up program may be.

    Must offer x64 operations for maximum system performance but some users may well require 32 bit.


    Vince

    --- Mageia Linux v7.1 X64/Mbse v1.0.7.13/GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
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  • From Jeff Smith@1:282/1031 to Dale Barnes on Thu Jan 23 15:09:46 2020
    Hello Dale,

    For you die hard Linux users, have a question. When running a mailer and/or bbs system, do you prefer pure text based systems or do like GUI versions?

    That would depend on which, one is more comfortable using. I have used both. 90% of the PC's here are Linux based 6-GUI and 2-NonGUI.

    Also do prefer to run just a DOS based system or native Linux system?

    I guess I don't see the point of running a non-native Linux BBS/Mailer software
    on a Linux system.


    Jeff

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