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    From Matthew Munson@21:4/108 to All on Wed Sep 9 20:12:24 2026
    I would love to run older windows for a bbs, but the big issue is would running Windows 7 be a huge vector for viruses and other hacks? ... If this were an actual tagline, it would be funny.
    --- bwreader/Win
    * Origin: Inland Utopia BBS * Ontario, California (21:4/108)
  • From Exodus@21:1/144 to Matthew Munson on Thu Sep 10 05:59:11 2026
    I would love to run older windows for a bbs, but the big issue is would running Windows 7 be a huge vector for viruses and other hacks? ... If th were an actual tagline, it would be funny.

    Been on Win7 for years. No issues.

    ... Plunk your magic twanger Froggy...

    --- Renegade v1.44/Exp
    * Origin: The Titantic BBS Telnet - ttb.rgbbs.info (21:1/144)
  • From Cozmo@21:3/135 to Matthew Munson on Thu Sep 10 14:20:59 2026
    I would love to run older windows for a bbs, but the big issue is would running Windows 7 be a huge vector for viruses and other hacks? ... If this were an actual tagline, it would be funny.

    I ran my BBS on Win7 for years and never had a problem.

    |02-=|10Cozmo|02=-

    ... As a matter of fact, it IS a banana in my pocket!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: Lunatics Unleashed BBS (21:3/135)