BBSs available on the Internet
By Billy Barron, University of North Texas Computing
Center VAX/Unix Systems Manager (
[email protected])
This article appeared in the October 1990 issue of the University
of North Texas Computing Center Newsletter, Benchmarks.
Many BBS systems exist on the Internet and are accessible
via TELNET. They vary greatly in functionality and
amount of usage. Please keep in mind however that BBS
go up and down quite often so this list may quickly be
obsolete. The TELNET command shown in this document
must be executed on a system that is connected to the
Internet (e.g. VAXcluster).
Quartz
Quartz is the largest and most successful of the Internet
BBSs. It is run by Rutgers university and uses a BBS
software package known as Citadel. Quartz has 100
different messaging areas on a wide variety of topics and
also has a chat facility. To access it, do the following from
the VAX/VMS system:
$ TELNET QUARTZ.RUTGERS.EDU
login: bbs
Terminal type [a la unix termcap]: vt100
Freenet
Freenet is a BBS system for the City of Cleveland and is
run by Case Western Reserve University. Freenet contains
message bases and Internet mail among its services. To
access Freenet, do the following:
$ TELNET FREENET-IN-A.CWRU.EDU
The first time you are on, log in as a visitor. Then apply
for an account. You will later receive your account in the
US mail.
UNC
The University of North Carolina has an Internet BBS. It
has a message base, Usenet access, and Internet mail
among its features. To access:
$ TELNET SAMBA.ACS.UNC.EDU
login: bbs
The Mars Hotel
The Mars Hotel is a BBS system at Mississippi State
University. It has a nice user interface, message base,
chat facility, mail, and file transfers. Unfortunately,
response between UNT and the Mars Hotel typically is
very slow. To use the Mars Hotel:
$ TELNET MARS.EE.MSSTATE.EDU
login: bbs
Cseg BBS
The CSEG BBS is run by the University of Arkansas. Its
features include a message base, Internet Relay Chat
(IRC), Usenet access, and Downloads. Be warned that
network access from UNT to the University of Arkansas is
very slow.
$ TELNET UAFCSEG.UARK.EDU
login: bbs
Picayune
Picayune is a BBS ran by North Dakota State University.
It has a message base and downloads available. Be
warned that network access from UNT to NDSU is very
slow.
$ TELNET STAR96.NODAK.EDU
Enter service class: 20
Oulu Box
The University of Oulu in Finland runs the Oulu Box BBS.
It has a message base and file transfers. However, much
of the material is in Finnish.
$ TELNET TOLSON.OULU.FI
login: bbs
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