The VAXbb Homepage

Maintained by John G. Drummond. Contact: omar@allwrong.com

Current version is 0.95-1

Questions and Answers

SourceForge Project Page

Screen Shots

Documentation

Download

Demo and Discussion Board


Documentation

CHANGELOG

FILES

README

README.AUTH

TODO





Questions/Answers:

(There isn't anything frequent about them yet. :) )

Who?

Me. This is all my fault.

What?

This! The VAXbb project. Well, "project" is kind of overly grand. Let's go with "program." VAXbb is a fast, text-only bulletin board for use on the Web. It's written in PERL, and runs on UNIX boxen (though an NT port should be possible, just not a high priority right now). Its functionality and use is based loosely on a VAX-terminal-based bb system that I used in school.

When?

Since late 1999. In short but incredibly productive bursts.

Where?

Right here. But it could be anywhere. Download and install your own copy today!

Why?

There are a few reasons. One is that I wanted to learn PERL. Another is that I wanted to get some of my old VAXveterate buddies back together. But the main reason is that I wanted a bulletin board, and could not find one that was free, uncomplicated, easily installed, and appealing to me. So I decided to write one myself.

How?

I already told you, it's written in PERL. VAXbb is available under the terms of the GNU Public License.


Screen Shots

A sample menu

A sample post


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