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news@wolves.durham.nc.us writes:

> This is the UNIX (TM) compatible BBS Frequently Asked Questions Answers.
> 
> (This is a partial posting of items written so far for commentary on
> format and usefullness.)

It looks good so far. I've got a couple of comments about things that should
be covered in the mini-reviews, which follow. As I'm currently trying to find
some decent unix bbs software that matches all my prejudices this is a very
timely idea.

Firstly, I was just wondering if you might want to make a noticeable division
between packages that are freely available in source form, and those that are
commercial software? Divide the program-by-program breakdowns into two
sections or something? I don't know, this isn't really a crucial thing, but
most people looking for software are usually fairly clear on whether they
want something free or are willing to pay money, and this is going to be one
of the first things they look at.

For each BBS program, it might be an idea to list the unix variants it's
claimed and/or known to run on. You may have already thought of this, and
it'll probably take a bit more research to get comprehensive info on this.

Finally, I think each system summary should mention whether the BBS runs in a
self-contained manner (using a "bbs" login id into the OS) or whether it can
run as a shell for a normal OS user account. For me personally this is an
important distinction (I want something that does the latter, and most but
not all seem to do the former) and would be quite useful to list.

						- k
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Craig Harding            kilroy@acme.gen.nz             ACME BBS +64 6 3551342
"Jub'er lbh pnyyvat n obmb?"