NAME OurNet::BBS - Component Object Model for BBS systems VERSION This document describes version 1.67 of OurNet::BBS, released November 11, 2010. SYNOPSIS use strict; use OurNet::BBS; # use OurNet::BBS 'big5'; # use unicode strings internally my $BBS = OurNet::BBS->new({ backend => 'MELIX', # use the Melix BBS backend bbsroot => '/home/melix', # where to find the BBS data }); my $brd = $BBS->{boards}{sysop}; # the sysop board my $mtime; printf ( "This BBS has %d boards, %d groups.\n", scalar keys(%{$BBS->{boards}}), scalar keys(%{$BBS->{groups}}), ); eval { $mtime = $brd->{articles}->mtime }; die "Error: cannot read board $board -- $@\n" if $@; printf ( "The $board board has %d articles, %d top-level archive entries.\n", $#{$brd->{articles}}, $#{$brd->{archives}}, ); # A simple Sysop board article monitor print "Watching for new articles...\n"; while (1) { print "=== wait here ($mtime) ===\n"; sleep 5 until ($brd->{articles}->refresh); foreach my $article (@{$brd->{articles}}) { print "Found article: $article->{title}\n" if $article->btime > $mtime; } $mtime = $brd->{articles}->mtime; } DESCRIPTION (Currently, this project exists mainly for historical/archival purposes, not for active development.) OurNet-BBS is a cross-protocol distributed network, built as an abstraction layer over telnet BBS-based systems used in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. It implements a flexible object model for different BBS backends, along with an asymmetric authentication and remote procedure call protocol. This project aims to become a *protocol agnostic* middle-ware solution for identity-based information storage & retrieval, much like the Project Jabber's goal toward instant messaging, or Project JXTA's aim toward distributed services. For some of its practical uses, search for OurNet::BBSApp on CPAN, and the sample scripts in the eg/ directory in this module's distribution. HISTORY This section has been moved to the ChangeLog file in the source distribution. SEE ALSO OurNet::BBS::Tutorial for a general overview of the OurNet::BBS model. OurNet::BBS::Roadmap for the design goals, components, and related discussions. AUTHORS Chia-Liang Kao , Audrey Tang . COPYRIGHT Copyright 2001-2010 by Chia-Liang Kao , Audrey Tang . This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See