Bulletin Board System

Why doesn't Lainchan have its own BBS (Bulletin Board System)? I think it would be pretty cool if it had one. And yes, they still do exist. For example we have a tech related BBS at bbs.lunduke.com You can connect with any basic Telnet client, though if you want the ASCII art to display properly, make sure to get a better one. I think Linux already has a Telnet client preinstalled, right? Well, on Windows you can instal a basic telnet client by running CMD and typing pkgmgr /iu:"TelnetClient" After that you simply connect to the BBS telnet bbs.lunduke.com But like I said, it would be probably wiser to get a better telnet client than just the basic one, so you can enjoy the graphics. Anyway, I hope you consider to make a similar BBS for Lainchan in the future as well. That would be even cooler than just using IRC to chat. I know, I know, Telnet isn't encrypted, so glowies know what you're talking about. Of course it would be just a project for fun, not for anything serious.

Why use telnet when SSH exists? The same thing but encrypted and more familiar. Admins only need to start an another sshd with the bbs software.

In the old days, you had client telecom programs like Telix or Procomm that communicated directly with a serial port. You had a dial-up modem on the serial port. The modem was connected directly to a normal telephone line. The modem could either initiate phone calls to a normal telephone number, or answer calls at your number. At the remote end there would be a similar setup, but it was bbs software talking to the modem instead of a telecomm program. You dialed the phone number of the bbs with your modem, the remote modem answered, and you were talking to the remote bbs program with your telecomm program. The maximum data rate was about 5 kbytes per second. The bbs programs started out really intuitive, clear, and easy to use for messaging, uploads and downloads in the CP/M era. Then the IBMPC hit the market and they reivented the wheel of bbs programs with bloated, clunky, complicated, half-assed software much like the internet forum programs of today. (I ran one of them, haha.) Why would anyone want to jump through so many unnecessary, low-tech, dated hoops to just use a "bbs" (forum) program that can be easily installed and used over the internet? Note that there's nothing preventing you from replicating the ancient way of doing it, using linux "minicom" as the telecomm program and a 56kbit dial-up modem that you can still buy today. The question is, aside from nostalgia, why would anyone want to do that? And the same thing applies to the internet version of doing it via telnet or ssh. You'd essentially just be talking to a forum program not much different from phpbb or something, but using a more complicated method. Pointless. Also, image boards are just a cousin of bbs/forums that serve the same purpose: you write messages, post pictures, and upload/download data (though this is pretty limited on image boards). So why would Laincahn want to have both?

>>83020 Sounds good. Alright, make one by using SSH. I don't care either way.

That's a great idea anon! As long as you're charging less than $10/month it would be pretty cheap for most anons. Just make sure it isn't the latest software version, or blocked with a VPN as those sometimes cause problems when connecting.

>>83021 based and reasonablepilled. bbs are also even more insecure than webshit