On 05-07-20 13:57, Oli wrote to Ali Mans <=-
i wonder why the BBSes with their inflexible 80x24 screen, ridiculous login and registration procedures an terrible user interfaces still
exist. TUI doesn't mean it has to suck.
On 05-07-20 09:35, Alan Ianson wrote to Oli <=-
I doubt if SBBS sysops care about a guest users e-mail, just enter none@today.com or something and see what it looks like and give the
sysop feedback. What a BBS does or doesn't do for a remote user is important and as a sysop I would want to know about things like user experience.
On 05-07-20 09:44, Alan Ianson wrote to Ali Mans <=-
Hello Ali,
Yeah, I see. But is it possible to run some BBS on the manufactured
server with time limit=0 in the config? Just interesting.
My BBBS has the new user time set to 0, meaning unlimited in BBBSs
case. In all other cases I have run into I need to set that to some
limit users won't run into, I hope.
On 05-07-20 16:20, James Coyle wrote to Ali Mans <=-
If you don't want a time limit, then give them unlimited time. If you don't want an inactivity timer, then don't set one. I think most of
the current BBS packages can do these things.
Having the option to have time related stuff doesn't mean its not for a modern machine. Its just a feature that you can choose to use or not.
On 05-07-20 13:17, Alan Ianson wrote to Rob Swindell <=-
I have never been shy about providing my email address just for those reasons although I usually create an account.
And of course, all of this is completely configurable and
disable-able. Another option would be to just disallow guest users to
send any email messages at all.
I think it's good that SBBS asks for an email address. Maybe it could accept a blank entry for those who are shy or simply looking and want
to remain annonymous.
Ali Mans wrote to Vincent Coen <=-
Souds pretty nice! I'll definitely check it out one day. Thanks
What sounds pretty nice?Sorry. I meant, you're going to run your own bbs, right? Sometimes I can't understand the full meaning because of language barrier(-_-;)...
You didn't quote any context, so nobody knows what you're even
talking about...
Please quote when you reply to messages.
Hi, I'm quite new in bbses, but I don't understand one thing: Why time limits still exists? I mean, I understand why it was back then, but
today even raspberry pi can hold a lot of connections for a long time
Take me to the underground.
Yeah, I see. But is it possible to run some BBS on the manufactured
server with time limit=0 in the config? Just interesting.
Re: Time limits
By: Vincent Coen to Ali Mans on Tue May 05 2020 10:05 pm
Sorry.
I'm not exactly about it. I meant, why no one created BBS with modern configuration for modern machines?
Oli wrote to Ali Mans <=-
Hi, I'm quite new in bbses, but I don't understand one thing: Why time limits still exists? I mean, I understand why it was back then, but
today even raspberry pi can hold a lot of connections for a long time
Take me to the underground.
i wonder why the BBSes with their inflexible 80x24 screen,
ridiculous login and registration procedures an terrible user
interfaces still exist.
TUI doesn't mean it has to suck.
i wonder why the BBSes with their inflexible 80x24 screen, ridiculous login and registration procedures an terrible user interfaces still
exist. TUI doesn't mean it has to suck.
If you are a new user to the system, type "New" now.
Otherwise, enter your user name or number now.
Enter User Name or Number or 'New' or 'Guest'
Login: Guest
[/] Does your terminal support IBM extended ASCII (CP437)? No
Logging on to Vertrauen as Guest
For our records, please enter your full name: John Doe
Please enter your e-mail address:
Please enter your e-mail address:
Please enter your e-mail address:
...
Yeah, I see. But is it possible to run some BBS on the manufactured
server with time limit=0 in the config? Just interesting.
accounts with time limit zero are blocked... there's only 1440 minutes in the day so setting the time limit to 1440 is the only way to allow "unlimited" access but that will still need a logoff and logon each 24 hours...
I doubt if SBBS sysops care about a guest users e-mail, just enter none@today.com or something and see what it looks like and give the sysop feedback. What a BBS does or doesn't do for a remote user is important and as a sysop I would want to know about things like user experience.
Sounds cool, can I get an address please? If you don't mind, of
course^^
The reason that a Synchronet BBS "guest" login asks for the user's
email address is so that if/when the guest sends an email (e.g.
feedback to the sysop), the reply-to address will point to the Guest's actual email address. Otherwise, there would be no method to reply to
the guest's comments or questions.
And of course, all of this is completely configurable and
disable-able. Another option would be to just disallow guest users to
send any email messages at all.
Sorry.
I'm not exactly about it. I meant, why no one created BBS with modern configuration for modern machines?
Re: Time limits
By: Vincent Coen to Ali Mans on Thu May 07 2020 04:00 pm
Mbse?
I don't think SBBS is limited to an 80x24 screen.
My terminal is 80x30 and Synchronet looks good in there. I'm not
sure about a wider screen.
Hi, I'm quite new in bbses, but I don't understand one thing: Why time limits still exists? I mean, I understand why it was back then, but
today even raspberry pi can hold a lot of connections for a long time
Hi, I'm quite new in bbses, but I don't understand one thing: Why time limits still exists? I mean, I understand why it was back then, but
today even raspberry pi can hold a lot of connections for a long time
Take me to the underground.
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