Hello there! i run the website/bbs/etc at eob-bbs.com and i'd have to say, bbses are NOT dead they may be in some zombie form of undead though!Originally Posted by WILL
Most bbs softwares of today are an all-in-one viable free alternative to web/nntp/telnet/ssh/webforums/webmail/email/gopher/finger/rlogin servers.
Since the mid nineties we've connected our bbses to the internet and they
are accessible via telnet [and god knows what else]
Not only THAT, but they are maintained frequently and the authors are easy to contact.
BBSes are extremely popular in other parts of the world where email access is sparse [russia] or the internet is overly regulated [china].
It's my feeling that bbsing will come back into popularity when regulations from the various governments overstep their bounds, and people will search for safe alternatives to email/filesharing.
i setup a myspace site at http://www.myspace.com/bbses
there are some[but not all] ]http://theroughnecks.net/Downloads.aspx[/url]
they support ansi and other emulations and zmodem downloads.
Great website you guys have here, and pascal is not dead either!
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