FBB is a free and open source

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for packet transmissions of radio amateurs. Written in

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, it allows transmission of messages over the

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network by VHF,

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on HF and Internet. Originally an

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program, the current versions run on

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and 32-bit Windows. Created in 1986 and consistently maintained, it can be compared to DPBOX and

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system, with which it is compatible (Routing mail by the Open FBB forwarding protocol). It also integrates BBS hierarchical addressing. Its name comes from the

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of its first author, Jean-Paul Roubelat, F6FBB.

External links

LinFBB SourceForge project site

FBB software general information
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