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   Message 6,299 of 8,232   
   Tony Langdon to Richard Menedetter   
   Re: Linux and Fido   
   05 Feb 20 21:17:00   
   
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   TID: SBBSecho 3.10-Linux r3.146 Nov  3 2019 GCC 4.6.3   
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   -=> 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.   
      
      
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