Your basic BBS functions like a forum such as this one by IP Board. The only difference in the layout of the functionality. Nothing more. True there is some features that can be added to make into a BBS of old like email from forum site to forum site which existed in many BBSes through Hologates.
Like I stated, there are BBSes out there that do work on TCP-IP like First Class for the Mac and PC, ad they do allow email sensing/receiving. But that number of BBSes that do this is very limited. HotLine is not secure as it was a hacker created software which other hackers decided to try to break it and they did on every occasion. It was created for storing Warez and other Hacker VooDoo; but all BBSes can be used for that.
Very few machines, Macs, could handle more than one Modem. Hayes used to make a 33.6 Nubus Modem which you can shove 5 into a IIfx and use them on a BBS. But that took a lot of software configuration, and large phone bills for 6 lines into your house for that BBS. To do that now is more difficult, getting Nubus Modem Cards, or hell - PCI Modems for your G4/G5/Intel Mac Tower, and then find drivers for them!
If you are doing a BBS on a Mac, heh..., it is easier now to use the internet as connection. Firstclass is the only way to do it as is. You can try with Pancake, if you can find it and then you need to set up a webserver for it and run it from the webserver. Anything else? Oh yeah, you can telnet to a FirstClass server as I remember but now its easier to use a web page or FirstClass Client. I think First Class is still being updated but I can't be too sure on that. Most BBS Software ended their support around 2002 or so.
Like I stated, there are BBSes out there that do work on TCP-IP like First Class for the Mac and PC, ad they do allow email sensing/receiving. But that number of BBSes that do this is very limited. HotLine is not secure as it was a hacker created software which other hackers decided to try to break it and they did on every occasion. It was created for storing Warez and other Hacker VooDoo; but all BBSes can be used for that.
Very few machines, Macs, could handle more than one Modem. Hayes used to make a 33.6 Nubus Modem which you can shove 5 into a IIfx and use them on a BBS. But that took a lot of software configuration, and large phone bills for 6 lines into your house for that BBS. To do that now is more difficult, getting Nubus Modem Cards, or hell - PCI Modems for your G4/G5/Intel Mac Tower, and then find drivers for them!
If you are doing a BBS on a Mac, heh..., it is easier now to use the internet as connection. Firstclass is the only way to do it as is. You can try with Pancake, if you can find it and then you need to set up a webserver for it and run it from the webserver. Anything else? Oh yeah, you can telnet to a FirstClass server as I remember but now its easier to use a web page or FirstClass Client. I think First Class is still being updated but I can't be too sure on that. Most BBS Software ended their support around 2002 or so.