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|    Tony Langdon to Richard Menedetter    |
|    Re: Linux and Fido    |
|    05 Feb 20 21:17:00    |
      TZUTC: 1100       MSGID: 1146.fido-linux@3:633/410 229fd0eb       REPLY: 2:310/31 5e3a8869       PID: Synchronet 3.17c-Linux Nov 3 2019 GCC 4.6.3       TID: SBBSecho 3.10-Linux r3.146 Nov 3 2019 GCC 4.6.3       CHRS: ASCII 1       -=> On 02-05-20 10:14, Richard Menedetter wrote to Tony Langdon <=-               RM> ???               RM> Where is the difference between SSHing into a BBS or SSHing into a        RM> linux account and start Golded (or the editor of your choice)?        RM> (Minus that most BBSes offer less functionality then a specialized tool        RM> for that purpose (mailer, tosser, editor, etc.).)              Depends on the editor. I've found some software that uses keystrokes that       don't always act as they should. Last time I used Golded was as a local user       on DOS. :) At least with today's networks, sreen redraw time isn't an issue.        But each to their own. I prefer not to work across the network like that,       because the way I read messages makes latency a big issue. I don't even use       normal BBS interfaces unless I have to - notice my software? Yep, writng this       locally. :)               RM> My fido setup works like this for a very long time now.        RM> I even use shell in a box to access my fido mails through my company        RM> firewall, that should block access to SSH ;)              I'm not familiar with shell in a box. I just take a ZeroTier enabled laptop       that has SyncTerm and Multimail on it to access my systems from wherever. :)               RM> BTW I did also not really understand what is so complicated in        RM> compiling htick. It is part of Husky, so you need the husky libs.        RM> But it is explained very well in the docs.        RM> Just my 2 cents.              I've never tried to compile Husky/htick, so I can't comment on that one.                     ... Why does pizza get to your house faster than the police?       === MultiMail/Win v0.51       --- SBBSecho 3.10-Linux        * Origin: Freeway BBS Bendigo,Australia freeway.apana.org.au (3:633/410)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 227/114 229/426 452 616 1014 240/5832 249/206       SEEN-BY: 249/317 400 280/464 292/854 317/3 322/757 342/200 633/0 267       SEEN-BY: 633/280 281 384 410 412 509 640/1384 712/848       PATH: 633/410 280 229/426           |
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