The Behind the Curtain Bulletin Board System

Welcome to the Behind the Curtain Bulletin Board System

The Behind the Curtain Bulletin Board System gives us a place to exchange messages and chat in real time. Come and join in the active discussions, talk to some people in a fun chat, or just enjoy wandering around the structure. I ran a BBS during the nineties, and had the most fun I have ever had with a computer running it. I want to bring that back. As a result, this runs a software called Citadel. It originated in the early eighties, when you had to store the message base on a single floppy disc. If I had to list the programs which have most influenced my design philosophy as a programmer, I’d put Citadel near ora t the top. It may seem a little different than a standard message forum at first, but once you get used to its metaphor set, it will make perfect sense and you will insist on nothing but.

Accessing the BBS

Access via HTTP: Fastest, but less secure.
Access via HTTPS: This uses SSL. Pages load slower, but it offers an additional layer of security.
Access via SSH: For the hardcore among us, you can access the bulletin board in all of its vintage glory. It behaves just like a traditional dial-up system, since it originated there. This gives the most authentic experience. This requires an SSH client. When it asks for a password, just type “bbs”. You get bonus points for accessing it this way.
Access via Telnet: This will access the text mode using the less secure telnet protocol. Some may find this easier than ssh.
Access via a Citadel client