Do you mean a BBS that could communicate with the Fediverse via the Activitypub protocol? Not sure if your post was a joke, but it might be doable lol. Synchronet is open source, and if someone is willing to get their hands dirty, it can be done.

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kakise 1 point 3 years ago

I see no reason why activitypub couldn’t work on Telnet tbh

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milano 1 point 3 years ago

HUGE problem I see with using a BBS today is that telnet transmits in clear-text, which wasn't much of an issue when we were still using dial-up modems. Suppose BBS software can be adapted for SSH, but to go through all that, may as well host shell accounts on a *nix platform IMO.

Off top of my head I can think of 2 BBS software that use SSH.

In any case, I would be hesitant on using any BBS that I cannot use key-based authentication.

If determined on clear-text BBS.. may as well consider using Gopher instead of HTTP.. just a thought since we're pulling out the legacy protocols.

DOORs would def need to be a part of any BBS project.. can't imagine this would be that easy considering nearly all of them were DOS.

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minimar 1 point 3 years ago

LET'S REVIVE BBS! LET'S REVIVE THE OLD INTERNET!

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