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  • Old VBBS SysOp looking for new software

    From Stephen Perry@1:2320/100 to All on Thu Aug 4 21:10:02 2016
    Hello. I'm an old SysOp from back in the late 80's thru to the mid 90's. I ran a BBS in Marion, Ohio called Deafened Psychosis. At that time I was
    using the handle of Weird Al. I ran VBBS most of that time. While I'm nostalgic for the old days, I am realistic about the future and I can't see myself using VBBS, even though it's better than it's ever been. Mystic
    appears to be the much better option, especially now that I've been digging into Linux and Raspberry Pi projects the last few months. I still have all
    of my old ANSi art (something I loved to do) and I'm looking to connect back into the BBS community, as well as the messaging networks, like FidoNet that
    I used to participate in on my BBS. Not sure whether I'll even use the old name or handle (I should), but I'm looking to download the software and get started ASAP.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A27 (Windows)
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    # Origin: LiveWire BBS -=*=- telnet://livewirebbs.com (1:2320/100)
    * Origin: LiveWire BBS - Synchronet - LiveWireBBS.com (1:2320/100)
  • From Flavio Bessa@1:2320/100 to Stephen Perry on Tue Aug 23 05:48:18 2016
    Stephen Perry wrote to All <=-

    Hello. I'm an old SysOp from back in the late 80's thru to the mid
    90's. I ran a BBS in Marion, Ohio called Deafened Psychosis. At that time I was using the handle of Weird Al. I ran VBBS most of that time.
    While I'm nostalgic for the old days, I am realistic about the future
    and I can't see myself using VBBS, even though it's better than it's
    ever been. Mystic appears to be the much better option, especially now that I've been digging into Linux and Raspberry Pi projects the last
    few months. I still have all of my old ANSi art (something I loved to
    do) and I'm looking to connect back into the BBS community, as well as
    the messaging networks, like FidoNet that I used to participate in on
    my BBS. Not sure whether I'll even use the old name or handle (I
    should), but I'm looking to download the software and get started ASAP.

    Download Mystic at www.mysticbbs.com.

    Also look on Youtube for "Mystic Guy". You will find several tutorial
    videos teaching how to configure your system properly.



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  • From Richard Miles@1:2320/100 to Stephen Perry on Tue Aug 23 10:44:04 2016
    Download Mystic at www.mysticbbs.com.

    I agree. There are several choices. Synchronet is probably more powerful for now but takes a lot more to configure properly. Mystic is easiest to setup
    and there are plenty of recent tutorials as well. Both are being actively developed.

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    # Origin: * Shadowscope BBS * (1:3634/24)
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  • From Stephen Perry@1:2320/100 to Robert Wolfe on Tue Sep 27 14:30:18 2016
    Have you been to http://www.vadvbbs.com lately? :)

    Yes, I checked it out first. Its community is dead.

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