Malte's BBS

Installation

Although not necessary, you should copy all files to a directory. The default is /opt/bbs (following the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard).

Start by downloading required 3rd party files using the Makefile:

make all

Install the BBS itself (Telnet)

• Configure inetd in /etc/inetd.conf:

telnet  stream  tcp4  nowait  nobody  /usr/sbin/tcpd  /usr/sbin/telnetd --no-hostinfo --exec-login=/opt/bbs/bin/minishell-telnet

Quote of the Day

Add the following line to /etc/inetd.conf:

``` qotd stream tcp nowait nobody /opt/bbs/qotd ```

#qotd  dgram   udp4  wait  nobody  /opt/bbs/bin/qotd
qotd  stream  tcp4  nowait  nobody  /opt/bbs/bin/qotd

mFingerd

mFingerd is started using it's own systemd unit file, and not by inetd. You can install the .service unit using make:

make install_systemd

Currently you need to manually change the install location in mfingerd.service if it differs from /opt/bbs (option WorkingDirectory in the section [Service]`)

Launch mFingerd using inetd

You can also launch mFingerd using inetd, instead of running it's own systemd service:

finger  stream  tcp4  nowait  nobody  /opt/bbs/bin/finger-inetd

Files

• Common files
  • README.md
  • LICENSE
  • Makefile
  • excuses (Downloaded by Makefile target)
• mFingerd
  • mfingerd.service
  • mfingerd.py
  • bofh.py
  • logo.txt
• QOTD
  • qotd (Just a wrapper for fortune)
• BBS
  • minishell
  • `bbs_env.py
  • bofh.py