Subj : BBS Software Timeout Values
To : Dennis Scott
From : Jas Hud
Date : Sat Apr 08 2023 09:17 pm
To: Dennis Scott
Re: BBS Software Timeout Values
By: Dennis Scott to Rob Swindell on Sat Apr 08 2023 06:57 pm
> > doors, anyway), is a big hassle. It's much easier to just enforce a
> > maximum duration of user inactivity and keep the number of configured
> > nodes to some a number you'd reasonably expect to need for *active* user
> > connections.
>
> Is it realistic to have the BBS software dynamically open and close nodes as
> necessary, similiar to the way that Apache does? If so, a Sysop could assign
> say 5 nodes or so for doors and the rest of the nodes be dynamic if
> necessary.
have you tried out synchronet? the way it handles nodes is just right.
> What if there was a way for each Sysop to have an income from their BBS?
> Maybe not getting rich but paying for their equipment and bandwidth, etc. I
> think there is a way to do it and still keep the BBS system that's been
> around for decades.
>
not only can we not get people to pay for subscriptions for our bbses, over the years i have seen systems that were not successful in doing cash prizes and other gifts to get users to call.
