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|    Vincent Coen to Sean Rima    |
|    External s/w requirements for bbbs ?    |
|    06 Feb 22 22:06:17    |
      REPLY: 2:263/1.1 61ffc2a3       MSGID: 2:250/1@fidonet 6200465c       CHRS: UTF-8 2       TZUTC: 0000       TID: MBSE-FIDO 1.0.7.24 (GNU/Linux-x86_64)       Hello Sean!              Sunday February 06 2022 12:42, you wrote to me:                      > Hello Vincent!               > 05 Feb 22 01:05, you wrote to all:               VC>> Does bbs have it's own mailer, echo and file processors etc ?               VC>> I.e., is it a complete system ?               VC>> 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.               > Mail, files, nodelist etc. Never tried hatching files though        > Sean              I assume the Pi is a 4 and mine although having a Sata drive connected via a       USB link is still slow on a 3B+ but do want to set it up with mbse as a back       up system for Elist processing using the primary bbs as the only uplink.              That way if I have to stop (Health etc) I can pass the kit on to who ever        takes       the ELIST service on with minimum changes.              Thanks for the information and the same to all others who replied.              I do not thing I will go with it as it is expensive compared to mbse and I am       well retired and Mr. Wallet says no :(              Even more so with power supplies increasing at 200 - 300 % and still climbing.              Vincent              --- Mageia Linux v8 X64/Mbse v1.0.7.24/GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707        * Origin: Air Applewood, The Linux Gateway to the UK & Eire (2:250/1)       SEEN-BY: 1/120 123 14/5 15/0 18/0 25/0 21 90/1 105/81 106/201 120/340       SEEN-BY: 123/0 25 131 180 200 755 129/305 330 331 135/300 138/146       SEEN-BY: 153/757 7715 154/10 222/2 226/30 227/114 229/110 206 317       SEEN-BY: 229/424 426 452 550 664 700 240/1120 5832 250/0 1 2 3 4 5       SEEN-BY: 250/6 7 8 10 21 263/0 266/512 275/100 1000 282/1038 292/854       SEEN-BY: 299/6 300/4 301/1 317/3 320/219 322/757 342/11 200 396/45       SEEN-BY: 460/58 633/280 640/1321 712/848 3634/0 12 15 27 50 119 5020/1042       PATH: 250/1 3634/12 153/7715 229/426           |
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