MBSE BBS – Features

MBSE BBS for Unix is a full multi line FidoNet(r) mailer, tosser and bbs with ANSI screens which looks like most popular DOS based bbs packages. Features:

  • Supported platforms:
    • Linux intel 486 and better CPU’s.
    • Linux Sparc.
    • Linux Alpha (not fully tested).
    • Linux HP-PARISC, tested with Debian 3.0 and Slackware (homebrew).
    • Linux PPC.
    • Linux ARM.
    • FreeBSD, tested with FreeBSD 5.3 and 6.2
    • NetBSD > 3.0 tested on a Sun Sparcstation 2.
    • 32 and 64 bit systems.
  • The BBS supports:
    • ANSI menus.
    • Internal UTF-8.
    • Standard file transfer protocols: Zmodem, Ymodem, Xmodem.
    • Writes door.sys and door32.sys files in several formats.
    • Native Linux doors.
    • DOS doors supported via DosEmu.
    • Telnet support using it’s own login program.
    • BlueWave and QWK offline readers.
    • Users have their own home directories with quota support.
    • Users can have their own email address and have private mail boxes.
    • Multi language support, currently English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Galego.
    • A chat server that can be real-time connected with other compatible BBSes.
  • FidoNet(r) mailer.
    • Support for FTS-0001, YooHoo/2U2, EMSI, EMSI-II over modem/ISDN and TCP/IP.
    • Zmodem, ZedZap, Telink and Hydra file transfer protocols.
    • Support for binkp/1.1 (IBN), ifcico (IFC) and telnet (ITN) TCP/IP protocols.
    • Support for passive FTP connections.
    • Support for nodes private outbound boxes.
    • Support for T-Mail style file boxes.
    • Can be used together with other Binkley style outbound mailers (but why).
    • Outbound manager to create polls, attach files, request files etc.
    • Automatic selection of the cheapest connection method.
    • Zlib compression for Hydra and Binkp protocols to increase throughput.
    • Binkp GZ and BZ2 compression protocols.
    • Support for the ICM nodelist flag, FSP-1033.
  • General.
    • Full FidoNet(r) mail support.
    • Automatic routing for node/hub/host systems, manual routing is available.
    • Internal mail format is JAM (c) message base.
    • TIC file support including extended TIC files and long filename support.
    • Netmail <–> email gateway.
    • Echomail <–> news gateway.
    • Can send messages in *.msg format.
    • Support for UUCP news transport.
    • Nodelist diff processor and compiler.
    • Filefind (Allfix) and newfiles announce utility.
    • Allfiles list utility.
    • Maintenance programs for file- and message areas.
    • Post utility to automatic post messages.
    • HTTP and FTP support for download areas.
    • NNTP support so that registered users can use echomail with a news client.
    • Macro templates to create a personal look for posted messages and html pages.