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SWIFTBBS.ABS
SwiftBBS is what has commonly been referred to as a
Bulletin Board program, though I like the term "Computer
Based Messaging System" better. The use and developement of
BBS software today has gone beyond the "bulletins" of
original BBS software.
The bulletin capabilities still exist but the current
trend in telecommunications is more interactive and now
involves cross-BBS message exchanges, known as echoes, at
local, national, and international levels.
SwiftBBS and related utility software allows users to
read and enter messages to each other, and can be interfaced
with other software in order to facilitate such
international "messaging".
SwiftBBS is basically a message database. Consequently,
it may be suitable software for any environment where leaving
messages to others is needed. Applications may exist for
inter-office, intra-office, home messaging, individual, group
or business echomail conferences, and as an information or
help database. In addition to the message database, the
custom menu functions can be used as a shell.
If that's not enough, for a cost, SwiftBBS can be
customized to meet a particular need. Custom versions of
SwiftBBS will still operate with the same options as the
generic versions, but hard-coded with additional specialized
database options. On-line estimates, organizational project
listings, and various accounting reports are some
possibilities.
SwiftBBS uses and maintains QuickBBS 2.65 format control
files, data files and menus. A database format was decided
upon because of it's efficiency. Indexed database files
allow you to find messages quicker, and take up less space
than other .MSG files.
SwiftBBS also supports many of the key "types" of
QuickBBS, and adds some features that make SwiftBBS easier to
setup, simpler to maintain, and more suitable for use as a
messaging system. There are no file transfer capabilities in
the current version of SwiftBBS.