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Re: BBS

• Posted by Lucius Hilley <lhilley at CDC.NET> Jun 30, 1999
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Short answer to obsolete BBS's.  They have migrated to the internet.

    I would think the same thing if it hadn't been for the fact that
I noticed some no form of BBS's about a year ago.

Typically BBS's where local Systems that users directly dialed into.
Apparently BBS's have migrated to the internet.  The internet is not
to be confused with the World Wide Web.  The World Wide Web is only
a fraction of the internet.  Obviously there are other mediums across
the internet such as Email and Instant chats (ICQ, AIM).
Internet BBS's are called using some sort of Telnet protocol and
some may use obscure ports instead of the default telnet port.
Same is true with many FTP sites.  They may use obscure port numbers
such as 6665 instead of the default FTP port number.
Telnet is very similiar to the old Terminal protocols and has many
of the same functions.  Some Telnet client softeware have ANSI like
coloring available along with file transfers VIA the old Zmodem,
Xmodem, and Ymodem protocols used with your fondly remembered Terminal
programs.

        Lucius L. Hilley III
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From: Bernie Ryan <bwryan at PCOM.NET>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: BBS


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> AREN'T BBS's OBSOLETE ???  With the internet you don't need to make long
> distance phone calls.
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