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    From Mike Powell@86:100/18 to THE WANDERER on Thu Jan 29 08:35:41 2026
    I am aware of the following:

    synchronet, MBSE, wwiv, mystic, enigma 1/2, citadel/UX, and Lightweight BBS

    There was talisman. The original developer stopped working on it but
    someone else picked it up. Not sure how recent the most recent development
    on it has been though.

    Mike


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  • From Mortar@86:200/30 to Mike Powell on Thu Jan 29 10:58:43 2026
    Re: Unix BBS software
    By: Mike Powell to THE WANDERER on Thu Jan 29 2026 08:35:41

    Not sure how recent the most recent development on it has been though.

    According to the Talisman site, the current version is 0.54 and it came out 8/1/24.
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  • From Mike Powell@86:100/18 to MORTAR on Fri Jan 30 09:17:43 2026
    Not sure how recent the most recent development on it has been though.

    According to the Talisman site, the current version is 0.54 and it came out 8/1/24.

    That is too bad. It is a neat BBS package that had some potential. I ran
    it on an RPi for a while.

    Mike

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  • From Mortar@86:200/30 to Mike Powell on Fri Jan 30 14:51:28 2026
    Re: Unix BBS software
    By: Mike Powell to MORTAR on Fri Jan 30 2026 09:17:43

    That is too bad. It is a neat BBS package that had some potential.

    If it does what you want it to do, that's all that matters.
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  • From The Wanderer@86:400/14 to Mortar on Fri Jan 30 13:07:34 2026
    Re: Unix BBS software
    By: Mortar to Mike Powell on Fri Jan 30 2026 02:51 pm

    That is too bad. It is a neat BBS package that had some potential.
    If it does what you want it to do, that's all that matters.

    Except for the risk of running abandonware on things that are connected to the internet.

    (This in no way implies that actively-developed programs are
    guaranteed to be safe, but the likelihood is greater and you have someone you can report issues to).
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  • From Robert Wolfe@86:100/14 to The Wanderer on Tue Jun 2 05:03:09 2026
    On 27 Jan 2026, The Wanderer said the following...

    Re: Re: Unix BBS software
    By: Sean Dennis to The Wanderer on Tue Jan 27 2026 12:12 pm

    The only *NIX software I know of that is under active development is and Synchronet.

    Out of the ones I listed, the only one that is tough to get a real read
    on is Mystic. I believe all the rest have code updates this year, which seems like a good sign.

    yeah, Mystic is a pretty decent muylti-platform bbs package/solution.

    ... A house is a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff

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