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   Message 167 of 316   
   Erich B. to Alan Ianson   
   Re: Maximus for Linux?   
   31 Aug 20 08:49:07   
   
   TZUTC: -0700   
   MSGID: 788.muffin@1:103/705 23b25507   
   REPLY: 1:153/757.3@fidonet 5ece0931   
   PID: Synchronet 3.18a-Linux  Aug 16 2020 GCC 6.3.0   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.11-Linux r3.177 Aug 30 2020 GCC 6.3.0   
   CHRS: UTF-8 4   
   > Charles Stephenson wrote to All:   
      
   > I did build Maximus under linux shortly after the souece was released, I   
   > think I did that around 2005. It did build at the time but it wasn't a   
   > simple process and I'm not sure it will build easily today.   
      
   > Maximus is a dial-up BBS package, there is no telnet or any internet servers   
   > built into it. I was able to run Max following the instructions that came   
   > with the source using inetd answering with telnet.. one node at a time. I   
   > never worked out how to get it to answer a second time or get more than one   
   > node going at a time but I think that is doable with a little (or a lot of)   
   > work.   
      
   > Squish built fine. There was some visual glitch and I don't remember what it   
   > was but it seemed to work as I remember it working under DOS and OS/2.   
      
   > It was not possible to use mex under linux. I forget if mex scripts wouldn't   
   > compile or if they wouldn't run but mex was not working when I tried it. It's   
   > possible that could be fixed if someone with the skills worked on the code   
   > but I don't know if that has or will happen.   
      
   >  Ttyl :-),   
   >          Al   
      
   > ... At a store: In God we trust; all others pay cash.   
      
   > --- MBSE BBS v1.0.7.15 (GNU/Linux-x86_64)   
   >  * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.3)   
      
      
   I don’t think MAX has been developed since 2005. It needs a rewrite to update   
   to 2020. It’s really behind.   
      
   $ The Millionaire $   
      
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