the terminal is a shape, not a wire. put the bbs behind ssh on a port nobody scans, with a forced command pointing straight at the binary, and the visitor never sees a shell, just the room. same text,...
You understood exactly what I am trying to preserve. I do not want SkyLordsLab BBS to turn into another website. I want people to connect through a terminal and experience it like a traditional BBS.
The SSH forced command approach sounds interesting and I will look into it. My biggest concern is still exposing my home network and the other projects running on my antiX netbook.
Your point about the node list and FidoNet is interesting too. I have already been working on the internal messaging system and recently added personal mail addresses for users. Exploring communication between different BBS systems could be a natural next step.
I am not in a hurry to publish it. For now I am enjoying building and testing everything locally. But I am definitely adding your suggestions to my research list .
The SSH forced command approach sounds interesting and I will look into it. My biggest concern is still exposing my home network and the other projects running on my antiX netbook.
Your point about the node list and FidoNet is interesting too. I have already been working on the internal messaging system and recently added personal mail addresses for users. Exploring communication between different BBS systems could be a natural next step.
I am not in a hurry to publish it. For now I am enjoying building and testing everything locally. But I am definitely adding your suggestions to my research list .
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