shrike@cup.portal.com (Arthur P Bebak) (02/14/91)
There have probably been a million of these in theis newsgroup, but what the hell, here goes again: A friend of mine runs a small mail order business and is interested in automating some of his operations. Specifically one of the things we'd like to do is to set up a little corner of cyberspace in the form of a BBS with product info and order taking functions online. Basically a customer calls in and can download some files (GIF pictures, product info), upload comments, and place a credit card order. Needless to say we are looking for something fairly basic, uncomplicated and inexpensive. Say an AT type machine (say <=$800) with 20 or 40 meg HD and a 2400 Baud Modem. The question then becomes, what kind of BBS software is out there which will do the job. We're interested in something in the $150 range (a shot in the dark, is this reasonable?), with a fairly large installed base, good support, and lot's of fans. We're not compu-weanies so some decent hacking interfaces would be nice. So fellow netlanders, any experience running PC BBS software? Favorites, anti-favorites, rave reviews, comments, harangues and general rantings gratefully accepted. E-mail or postings are fine, I will summerize to the net after about a week (I'm sure there are many lurkers who are interested in this info). Thanks in advance Arthur shrike@cup.portal.com "I'm your mallard!" - Plucky Duck