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|    Sean Dennis to Dan Clough    |
|    BBS Software Recommendations    |
|    24 Nov 24 20:35:39    |
      REPLY: 1701.fido_bbscarni@1:135/115 2ba90463       MSGID: 1:18/200@fidonet 6743d523       CHRS: UTF-8 2       TZUTC: -0500       TID: MBSE-FIDO 1.1.0 (Linux-x86_64)       Hello Dan!              24 Nov 24 18:41, you wrote to Nicholas Boel:               DC> Yes, I see that advice a lot. Of course, "use Linux" is another        DC> viable answer/recommendation. :-)              There's a substantial learning curve involved with BBSAing and Linux some        sysops may not want to bother with. However, even though it took me a while        to catch on, my Slackware-based system has been nothing but reliable. I even        have actual off-site backups working correctly via rsync.net and AWS S3. Both        cheap and reliable backup solutions.              -- Sean              ... My other computer is a Timex/Sinclair 1000.       --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20240209        * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)       SEEN-BY: 1/110 18/200 105/81 106/201 128/187 129/305 153/7715 218/700       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/110 114 206 275 300 317 400 426 428 470       SEEN-BY: 229/550 664 700 266/512 282/1038 291/111 320/219 322/757       SEEN-BY: 342/200 396/45 460/58 633/280 712/848 902/26 5020/400 5075/35       PATH: 18/200 229/426           |
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