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Subject: Re: [plug] BSS, newsgroups and mailing lists Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 12:17:16 +0800 From: Ronald Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wednesday 06 November 2002 09:31, Ric N. Varela wrote: Before way back 1997 there's a lot of BBS are online and serving the public for free, there's a lot of BBS system software that are available to choose from Maximus, WIldcat, OpenBBS and et.al If you want to experience BBS maybe you can talk to Bobby Cabral from this Mailing List i think he is still online at this point of time. don't expect for Good graphics coz it's made from Colorful ANSI codes but it's cool d:) Just fire your minicom for linux or hyperterminal for M$ windows :) 897-0009 <-- Try this one FILE BANK BBS i think > Hi Ina, > > There are a lot of stuff available for these services. When it comes to > intallation it varies from easy to "that requires enough time". > > BBS - An electronic message center. Most bulletin boards serve specific > interest groups. They allow you to dial in with a modem, review messages > left by others, and leave your own message if you want. > > newsgroups - Same as forum, an on-line discussion group. On the Internet, > there are literally thousands of newsgroups covering every conceivable > interest. To view and post messages to a newsgroup, you need a news reader, > a program that runs on your computer and connects you to a news server on > the Internet. > > Mailing list - A list of e-mail addresses identified by a single name, such > as [EMAIL PROTECTED] When an e-mail message is sent to the mailing > list name, it is automatically forwarded to all the addresses in the list. > Most e-mail clients support mailing lists, which enables you to broadcast > e- mail messages to groups that you define. > > Sometimes the issue is not on how difficult to set-up but more on "will it > served your purpose based on your needs and the set of criteria you have?" > > > Ric > > > what are the differences of a BBS, newsgroups and a mailing lists? > > which one is easy to setup? > > > > thanks, > > ina patricia ;) > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at > http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at > http://marc.free.net.ph > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- --Cheers RC ------------------------------------------------------- _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
