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fidohub - The FTN Hub

About

Fidohub is a docker container with a collection of software tools so that you can run a FTN* hub.

* FTN means Fidonet Technical Network - the network that BBS (Bulletin Board Systems) use to exchange mail and files with each other.

Contained in the image is:

Mailers

  • BINKD - A mailer that transfers files to other system via the TCP/IP network.
  • QICO - An EMSI mailer that uses the Zmodem (and others) protocols to transfer mail and files
  • IFCIO - Another EMSI mailer like QICO

Tossers

  • Husky HPT - A tosser that processes incoming mail (echomail and netmail), as will as files (TIC).
  • Crashmail - Another mail tosser, like HPT

Other Utilities

  • JAMNNTPD - An NNTP daemon that can make your echomail/netmail via NNTP (Network News Transport Protocol)
  • MakeNL - For nodelist management
  • ZeroTier - A VPN network
  • GoldED+ - So you can read your mail
  • NGINX - So that connections to mailers can be down over SSL

Docker

This image is available for both Intel and Raspberry PI systems.

To get started with the image, click here