******************************** * * * Installing a BBS * * * ******************************** The FifoBBS BBS system for VLT is no longer distributed with AmigaFax. There several BBS systems that should work well alongside AmigaFax, the one we are currently using at C-Born is TransAmiga. This is a freely distributable shareware package which also supports FidoNet. It is available from several sources, including Amiga ftp sites and: ------------ From TransAmiga Documents -------------------- As a registered user, you will be entitled to support from the author from the following sources: * FidoNet netmail: Tim Aston @ 1:247/192.0 (*) * UUCP E-Mail through the FidoNet gateway: tim.aston@p0.f192.n247.z1.fidonet.org * FAX: +1-416-682-3501 * Chris's Amiga BBS, +1-716-289-3351, DS-HST, 1:260/660.0, SysOp Christopher Kloiber, in Manchester, New York, U.S.A.- official distribution and support HQ or TransAmiga BBS. * DecBBS, +353-1-288-2454, DS-HST, 2:263/198.0, SysOp Declan McArdle, in Dublin, Ireland - official European distribution site and support board. * Amiga Time, +1-315-454-3072, HST, 1:2608/22.0, SysOp John Kratz, in Mattydale, New York, U.S.A. - official American support board for TransAmiga BBS. * MEBBS ][, +1-306-775-1437, 2400 Baud, 1:140/140.0, SysOp Jim MacKenzie, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada - official Canadian support board for TransAmiga BBS. * Essex Amiga BBS, +44-277-233354, HST, 2:440/67.0, SysOp Mark Kidd, in Brentwood, Essex, U.K. - official U.K. support board for TransAmiga BBS. * Amiga on Phone BBS, +49-7271-6877, DS-HST, 2:241/7520.0, SysOp Sami Radwan, in Woerth, Germany - official German support board for TransAmiga BBS. * Regular mail (remember that?): Timothy Aston 128 Riverview Blvd. St. Catharines, Ont. L2T 3M2 CANADA Australia: Crazy Diamond (+61-3-570-2303) ------------------------------------------------------------- There are some files in this directory to assist you in setting up Getty to run TransAmiga. After installing TransAmiga, create a directory BBS:s and copy the files from the s directory here into it. The passwd file gives an example of setting up your GETTY:passwd.