Outpost BBS

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About Outpost BBS

Outpost BBS is a hobby I've had since 1998 when I opened my first public bulletin board system (BBS). The BBS is running Maximus/2 BBS v3.01 under ArcaOS on a Dell Optiplex GX620 (3gHz P4/HT, 1GB RAM, 1.5TB storage).

Connecting

You can connect to the Outpost via the Web or telnet to bbs.outpostbbs.net on port 10323.

Guest access is available: use "guest" for your username and password. Guests have read-only access to the message bases, limited access to the file areas and the doors, and access to download Micronet and NixNet information.

If you decide to create an account, please know that creating an account on the BBS will require you to disclose your real name and other personal information for sysop use only. New accounts are usually verified within 24 hours. Incomplete and fake accounts will be deleted.

If you are a registered user of the BBS and wish to have full access to the FTP server, contact me on the BBS.

I recommand using SyncTerm or Qodem to connect to the BBS via telnet.

Networked Mail

Outpost BBS is the home of Cheepware BBS doors and utilities; The Micronet Information Network (zone 618); and the Fidonet BBS_ADS, CHWARE, CLASSIC_COMPUTER, COOKING, DIABETES, GOLDED, HAM, and OTHERNETS echomail conferences.

The BBS is a member of the following networks:

• Fidonet: I offer node (if you already have an assigned node number) and point feeds for Fidonet via BinkP and FTP. For more information about a Fidonet feed, please contact me.


• Micronet: For Micronet feeds, please visit the Micronet website.


• NixNet: The BBS is the US East Coast hub for NixNet, a FTN mail network focused on *NIX operating systems.

Offline mail is available via QWK and Blue Wave formats for all message areas including netmail.

If you need an offline mail reader, Multimail is a modern, feature-packed console mode (text-only) offline mail reader thst supports the QWK, QWKE, and Blue Wave offline mail formats for DOS, OS/2, Win32, Win64, Linux, FreeBSD, and OS X.

Available Doors

The BBS offers several doors for your enjoyment:

• Legend of The Red Dragon^[1]
• Multinode Scrabble
• Land of Devastation
• Flip the Bits
• Death By Adrenaline
• Triple Yahtzee
• Stack' Em
• Majongg Solitaire
• Forces of Darkness
• Wordle
• Bioguide
• Foyle's Casino of Dice

^[1] = these doors participate in Micronet IBBS League 618

Outpost BBS is the home of the Cheepware BBS door line and features:

• Attitude Assessment
• Chinese Zodiac
• The Magic Oracle
• Quote of the Day

All Cheepware programs are available for download in the Cheepware file area (BBS.CHEEP) on Outpost BBS.

Files

Outpost offers a good-sized filebase with an eclectic mix of files covering a wide range of interests such as BBSing, amateur radio, OS/2 support, programming, and food-related files. In addition, we offer selected areas from the Fidonet filebone (networked file areas) and the entire Micronet filebone. The BBS currently offers the OS/2 Arsenal CD set for download.

The Outpost BBS FTP server is available at bbs.outpostbbs.net via anonymous FTP with access to the Cheepware filebase; the Fidonet, Micronet, and NixNet network filebones; and a few other miscellaneous areas. Full access is available to verified BBS users to prevent misuse of system resources.

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