Offical BBS client for Emacs
(1.1) By cashmere on 2026-08-24 00:25:08 edited from 1.0 [source]
bbs-ui.el
We now have the first BBS client for Emacs. Expect some bugs.
Source
Plugin distribution is still being figured out. For now, the source code is available here:
Installation
Download bbs-ui.el, place it in your Emacs load-path, and add the following configuration:
(use-package textui
:ensure (:host github :repo "yibie/textui" :files ("*.el")))
(use-package bbs-ui
:ensure nil
:after textui
:commands (bbs bbs-open)
:custom
;; Replace this with the path to your local Fossil clone.
(bbs-ui-repository-file
(expand-file-name "~/path/to/bbs.fossil"))
(bbs-ui-web-base-url "https://bbs.copland.systems")
(bbs-ui-pull-on-open nil))
[!IMPORTANT] Before launching bbs-ui.el, make sure you have followed the Quick Setup.
Launch the client with:
M-x bbs
Screenshots
User directory and profiles
Thread reader
Message board
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