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 Message 2493 
 Chad Adams to Sean Rima 
 External s/w requirements for bbbs ? 
 06 Feb 22 12:42:50 
 
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So you use binkd. Not the built in binkp server and the wfc screen for
dialing  out? 

How do you dial systems to grab mail? Binkd?



> Hello Chad!
> 06 Feb 22 08:15, you wrote to me:
>>> Hello Vincent!
>>> 05 Feb 22 01:05, you wrote to all:
>>>> Does bbs have it's own mailer, echo and file processors etc ?
>>>> I.e., is it a complete system ?
>>>> Only ask as a quick read of the manual?  does not indicate that.
>>> Run it here, highly stable and everything needed is included. Not
>>> the easiest to setup, but once you get used to it, it is ok. I have
>>> mine on a headless Ubuntu server, but have run it on a Raspberry Pi
>>> which similar results.
>> Interested in knowing how you run the wfc screen. Do you run it in the
>> background or something?
>> Right now, I use screen and just detach but I’d rather run it just as
>> a forked  process. Maybe in the future, we can get a forkable command
>> that runs binkp call outs instead of a really old wfc screen. Most
>> folks run headless and even more  on VPS servers where we can’t run
>> wfc screens.
> Never used it with Screen as the ubuntu box, a light weight embedded dell PC
>that i stuck Ubuntu on. There is no need for screen. I can ssh into the box an
> use BBBS from the command line. Or telnet in if I need to read netmails. Or
> http(s) in as well :)
> I tend to use binkd/hpt for point or bluewave mail for my own ftn echo stuff.
>BBBS starts at boot up using the @reboot cron event. I don't put the bbbsd ont
> standard ports simply to stop a lot of crap coming through trying to hack. I
> just cron mail processing every 5 minutes
> Sean
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