Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 (Fortune 01.1b1); site graffiti.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!shell!graffiti!peter From: peter@graffiti.UUCP (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: IBM Bulletin Board Software Message-ID: <206@graffiti.UUCP> Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 07:41:47 EDT Article-I.D.: graffiti.206 Posted: Tue Sep 17 07:41:47 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Sep-85 16:22:22 EDT References: <1328@hound.UUCP> <673@utai.UUCP> <258@fear.UUCP> Organization: The Power Elite, Houston, TX Lines: 10 > In article <673@utai.UUCP>, indra@utai.UUCP (Indra Laksono) writes: > > What does this have that FIDO doesn't have already? FIDO is public domain, > > but the amount of docs encourage you to send for it from the author. > > ..{allegra cornell decvax ihnp4 linus utzoo}!utcsri!utai!indra There is one thing FIDO doesn't have that I'd like: the ability to run a second program from inside itself. I have a couple of programs I'd like to be able to call remotely & I'd like a bit more protection than CTTY COM1: and a bit less money than UULINK. Speaking of which: I'd think UULINK would make a real hot BBS program if there were a restricted shell type version.