On 05/09/18, Phil Kimble said the following...
 
 PK> Hi Guys,
 PK> 
 PK> After spending consider amount of time today comparing features between
 PK> the primary bbs packages before I take the plunge back into BBSing from
 PK> scratch, I have to admit that Mystic has progressed in leaps & bounds in
 PK> the past 5+ years. Thinking back to the late 1998/99 & early 2000
 PK> status, when I think g00r00 departed for higher education, wow! What a
 PK> significant push to critical mass!
 PK> 
 PK> Would it be better to start off with A38 release or A39 stable enough to

IMO, It would always be better to start with the newest stable release (A39).
There were a few bugs that was fixed in A39.  You won't be disappointed! 
g00r0r has put in ALOT of work recently, alot of 'on the fly' stuff we asked
him to add, to the point he's a little burnt out. I must admit I prolly
didn't help matters   He's been on a 'break' for a few weeks now. his
box(es) was giving out after all the work he put in, and as far as I know
he's taking a little break.  He did it at a good time, Mystic A39 is running
like a champ for me! (under Ubuntu/X64) It does EVERYthing I need and then
more!

Regards

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