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.
+
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).
+
+
Setting up a BBS is fun, but using a BBS for the long term, in amongst our busy lives can involve some repetitive tasks.
+ 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.
+ So FCH was created to help address that.
+
+
+
Building this software is driven by two main goals:
+
+
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.
+
Automation - so that repetitive tasks can be done with minimal effort
+
+
+
So that you can send your time playing on your BBS rather than managing messages/fails or keeping an FTN network running.
+
+
For the BBS Sysop
+
For the BBS sysop, the FTN Clearing House has the following features (or planned ones):
+
+
Supports BINKP network transfers
+
Supports EMSI network transfers
+
Supports PING responses To be implemented
+
Proxy mode, if you want your BBS to have our main address To be implemented
+
A consistent reliable echomail/netmail hub for your BBSes.
+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.
+
+
+
+
For the FTN network operator
+
For the FTN network operator, the FTN Clearing House has the following features (or planned ones):
+
+
Supports BINKP network transfers
+
Supports EMSI network transfers
+
Supports PING and TRACE responses To be implemented
+
Nodelist Management To be implemented
+
Network Applications To be implemented
+
Dynamic mail bundling for upstream and downstream nodes To be implemented
+
Automatic delisting of idle nodes To be implemented
+
+
+
Other things
+
Other ideas that may make it into this tool:
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+
SMTP integration
+
PGP signed mail and mail verification
+
SQRL simple authentication (so there is 1 less username/password you need to remember)
FTN Clearing House is build with Open Source software. At it's core, PHP drives this web UI and the interaction with nodes.
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This web UI has been inspired by the great work at int10h.org. If you have ideas to make it even better, please send me a message, or submit your comments in gitlab
+@endsection
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diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
index 29a475b..dd4249a 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/app.blade.php
@@ -1,34 +1,28 @@
-
+
@section('htmlheader')
@include('layouts.partials.htmlheader')
@show
-
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 up/downstream nodes.
-
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).
-
-
For the BBS Sysop
-
For the BBS sysop, the FTN Clearing House has the following features:
-
-
Supports BINKP network transfers
-
Supports EMSI network transfers
-
Supports PING responses *
-
Proxy mode, if you want your BBS to have our main address *
-
A consistent reliable echomail/netmail hub for your BBSes.
-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.
-
-
-
-
For the FTN network operator
-
For the FTN network operator, the FTN Clearing House has the following features:
-
-
Supports BINKP network transfers
-
Supports EMSI network transfers
-
Supports PING and TRACE responses *
-
Nodelist Management *
-
Network Applications *
-
Dynamic mail bundling for downstream nodes *
-
Automatic delisting of idle nodes *
-
-
-@endsection
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diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 1b93dd0..17bb59e 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ Auth::routes([
]);
Route::get('logout',[LoginController::class,'logout']);
-Route::get('/',[HomeController::class,'welcome']);
-Route::get('home',[HomeController::class,'home']);
+Route::redirect('/','about');
+Route::view('about','about');
Route::get('ftn/domain',[DomainController::class,'home']);
Route::match(['get','post'],'ftn/domain/addedit/{o?}',[DomainController::class,'add_edit'])