WRONG!

[Steven P. Donegan]

In article <837 at .UUCP>, peter at ficc.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes:

> 
> > >	3) The message base, file handling, and bulletins (motd and others)
> > >	   use non-standard layouts and fixed length record formats.
> 
> > They are MY format; therefore they are standard for xbbs!
> 
> Fixed length record files are very rarely appropriate for a UNIX system.
> Certainly a low-performance application like a BBS doesn't need them.
> The downside obvious: you can't use an editor on them...
> -- 
> -- Peter da Silva, Ferranti International Controls Corporation.
> -- Phone: 713-274-5180. Remote UUCP: uunet!nuchat!sugar!peter.

Gosh Peter (FLAMES ON), I have been using vi on my XBBS bulletins, control
files and motd's for ages. You tell me that it's obvious that I can't do
what I've been doing for about 2 years?

I am getting rather sick of the totally unfounded and obviously uninformed
comments of quite a few different individuals on Sandy's XBBS system. Most
downside comments I've seen here so far prove that the individuals making
the comments have never actually installed/operated/managed an XBBS system.

I also take exception to the 'low-performance application' comment. XBBS is
a very efficient, fast, responsive system that hides system load well. Users
of the XBBS system note very little response degradation on a heavily loaded
system, much less than a shell user on the same system.

Come on folks, before flaming someones efforts to provide FREE software of
any variety at least:

  Try it before bitching.

  Bitch constructively.

  Make sure of your FACTS.

-- 
Steven P. Donegan
Sr. Telecommunications Analyst
Western Digital Corp.
donegan at stanton.TCC.COM