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   Message 2,493 of 2,762   
   Chad Adams to Sean Rima   
   External s/w requirements for bbbs ?   
   06 Feb 22 12:42:50   
   
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   So you use binkd. Not the built in binkp server and the wfc screen for   
   dialing  out?    
      
   How do you dial systems to grab mail? Binkd?   
      
      
      
   > Hello Chad!   
   > 06 Feb 22 08:15, you wrote to me:   
   >>> Hello Vincent!   
   >>> 05 Feb 22 01:05, you wrote to all:   
   >>>> Does bbs have it's own mailer, echo and file processors etc ?   
   >>>> I.e., is it a complete system ?   
   >>>> Only ask as a quick read of the manual?  does not indicate that.   
   >>> Run it here, highly stable and everything needed is included. Not   
   >>> the easiest to setup, but once you get used to it, it is ok. I have   
   >>> mine on a headless Ubuntu server, but have run it on a Raspberry Pi   
   >>> which similar results.   
   >> Interested in knowing how you run the wfc screen. Do you run it in the   
   >> background or something?   
   >> Right now, I use screen and just detach but I’d rather run it just as   
   >> a forked  process. Maybe in the future, we can get a forkable command   
   >> that runs binkp call outs instead of a really old wfc screen. Most   
   >> folks run headless and even more  on VPS servers where we can’t run   
   >> wfc screens.   
   > Never used it with Screen as the ubuntu box, a light weight embedded dell PC   
   >that i stuck Ubuntu on. There is no need for screen. I can ssh into the box an   
   > use BBBS from the command line. Or telnet in if I need to read netmails. Or   
   > http(s) in as well :)   
   > I tend to use binkd/hpt for point or bluewave mail for my own ftn echo stuff.   
   >BBBS starts at boot up using the @reboot cron event. I don't put the bbbsd ont   
   > standard ports simply to stop a lot of crap coming through trying to hack. I   
   > just cron mail processing every 5 minutes   
   > Sean   
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