Subj : Exploring BBSes
To   : Zoohouse
From : August Abolins
Date : Sat Oct 19 2019 00:49:00

Hello Zoohouse!

** 18.10.19 - 12:30, Zoohouse wrote to All:

 Z>Quick question for you guys/gals, I'm looking for BBS user
 Z>documentation/tutorials made for day to day BBS users not BBS sysops. I am
 Z>looking through textfiles.com at the moment. Textfiles.com has a section on
 Z>BBS that looks promising. Is there any other resources I might look at to
 Z>learn how to be an efficient BBS user?

Textfiles.com is a pretty good resource.  It is nicely designed and loaded  
with historical information. Each section has a well written introduction  
to explain the content that follows. But I have found that the content can  
seem pretty scattered.  And much of it may not be of interest or relevance  
for today's BBS users.

You would probably become "efficient" with time as you simply explore the  
BBSes out there.  Each BBS would be different.  You may settle with  
specific ones that appeal to your sense of design and ease of use.

I would recommend https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/ as a starting point to  
explore the many advertised BBSes.  You can list BBSes with specific  
criteria: Software, location, etc.  After visiting some of them, you may  
prefer the BBSes that operate with specific software: Sychronet (which  
appears to be the most in use), BBBS, etc.

Just dive in and explore!


  ../|ug

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