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@extends('layouts.app')
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@section('content')
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2021-06-12 15:14:34 +00:00
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<h2>About the FTN Clearing House</h2>
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<p>Welcome to the FTN Clearing House.</p>
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<p>The FTN Clearing House (FCH) is both a FTN Mailer and FTN message tosser, where mail is stored internally in a DB. FCH can also hatch and toss files into FTN networks for both up/downstream nodes.</p>
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<p>It was created as an idea to bring modern technology and capabilities to a legacy computing network that existed in the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's (before the Internet basically).</p>
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<p>Setting up a BBS is fun, but using a BBS for the long term, in amongst our busy lives can involve some repetitive tasks.
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In the same vain, maintaining and growing an FTN network also can be time consuming, especially when your effort (or lack thereof) can affect the experience of your users.
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So FCH was created to help address that.
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</p>
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<p>Building this software is driven by two main goals:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Self Service - so that users can setup and re-jig their configuration themselves, or new users can join a network with the minimum of effort.</li>
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<li>Automation - so that repetitive tasks can be done with minimal effort</li>
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</ul>
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<p>So that you can send your time playing on your BBS rather than managing messages/fails or keeping an FTN network running.</p>
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<h3>For the BBS Sysop</h3>
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<p>For the BBS sysop, the FTN Clearing House has the following features (or planned ones):</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Supports BINKP network transfers</li>
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<li>Supports EMSI network transfers</li>
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<li>Supports PING responses <sup>To be implemented</sup></li>
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<li>Proxy mode, if you want your BBS to have our main address <sup>To be implemented</sup></li>
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<li>A consistent reliable echomail/netmail hub for your BBSes.<br>
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If you have more than 1 BBS, then the Clearing House can receive all your mail from your uplinks and feed them to your BBSes.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>For the FTN network operator</h3>
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<p>For the FTN network operator, the FTN Clearing House has the following features (or planned ones):</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Supports BINKP network transfers</li>
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<li>Supports EMSI network transfers</li>
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<li>Supports PING and TRACE responses <sup>To be implemented</sup></li>
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<li>Nodelist Management <sup>To be implemented</sup></li>
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<li>Network Applications <sup>To be implemented</sup></li>
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<li>Dynamic mail bundling for upstream and downstream nodes <sup>To be implemented</sup></li>
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<li>Automatic delisting of idle nodes <sup>To be implemented</sup></li>
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</ul>
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<h5>Other things</h5>
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<p>Other ideas that may make it into this tool:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>SMTP integration</li>
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<li>PGP signed mail and mail verification</li>
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<li>SQRL simple authentication <small>(so there is 1 less username/password you need to remember)</small></li>
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</ul>
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<p>To get started, please <a href="{{ url('login') }}">login</a>.</p>
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<h4>Open Source</h4>
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<p>FTN Clearing House is build with Open Source software. At it's core, PHP drives this web UI and the interaction with nodes.</p>
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<p>This web UI has been inspired by the great work at <a href="https://int10h.org">int10h.org</a>. If you have ideas to make it even better, please send me a message, or submit your comments in <a href="https://dev.leenooks.net/bbs/clrghouz">gitlab</a></p>
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@endsection
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