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By Dave Cloutier
Personal campaign Keep it all Québec, CA Report
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💬 Multi Relay Chat (MRC)

Keeping the BBS world connected


🌐 A Connected Community

Multi Relay Chat (MRC) connects 150+ BBS systems worldwide into a shared, real-time chat network.

Traditionally, Bulletin Board Systems operate independantly, each with its own users, culture, and environment. MRC bridges those systems together, allowing users from different BBSes to communicate seamlessly, as if they were all on the same platform.

It brings back the feeling of early online communities—simple, direct, and human—while using modern infrastructure to keep everything connected.


🧠 How It Works

MRC acts as a relay network between BBS nodes.

Messages sent from one system are distributed across the network through relay servers, reaching users on other connected systems in real time. The design is intentionally lightweight and compatible with a wide range of BBS software, making it easy for sysops to integrate.

The result is a living network, where conversations flow continuously across systems, locations, and time zones.


❤️ A Community-Driven Project

MRC is not a commercial service.

There are:

  • No ads
  • No paywalls
  • No locked features
  • No censorship

It exists because people care about keeping the BBS ecosystem alive.

The network is maintained through time, effort, and infrastructure provided by contributors who believe in the project.


🎯 Why This Campaign Exists

This campaign is not about profit.

👉 It exists to:

  • Cover infrastructure and hosting costs
  • Maintain reliable relay servers
  • Support growth as more BBS systems join
  • Avoid having to fund everything personally

As the network expands, so do the costs and operational requirements.

This is about making MRC sustainable long-term.

If you can’t contribute, sharing this campaign helps just as much, every share strengthens the network.


⚙️ What Your Support Helps With

Your contributions directly support:

  • 🌍 Relay servers (hosting, bandwidth, uptime)
  • 🔁 Redundancy to keep the network resilient
  • ⚡ Performance improvements as usage grows
  • 🛠️ Development and enhancements
  • 📡 Onboarding new BBS systems

Every dollar goes toward keeping the network stable and improving the experience for everyone.

💡 “Community First”

  • This campaign exists to keep MRC running, not to monetize it.
  • All features remain free. Support simply helps sustain the network.

💬 Be Part of the Network

MRC is more than software. it’s a shared space.

By supporting the project, you’re not unlocking features—you’re helping keep the entire system running for everyone.

Even a small contribution makes a difference when the community comes together.


🎁 Contribution Levels

🟢 Packet - $2

Keep the signal alive

  • Supporter recognition
  • Packet badge {p} in MRC (MRC Trust required)
  • Name on the supporters page for 1 year
  • Eternal gratitude
MRC - Packet level

🟣 Process - $5 ⭐ Most Popular

Be part of the network

  • Everything in Packet +
  • Vote on improvements and ideas
  • Process badge {P} in MRC (MRC Trust required)
  • Name on the supporters page for 1 year
  • Eternal gratitude
MRC - Process level

🟡 Thread - $10

Help power the system

  • Everything in Process+
  • Core supporter recognition
  • Occasional input on roadmap and direction
  • Thread badge {T} in MRC (MRC Trust required)
  • Name on the supporters page for 1 year
  • Eternal gratitude
MRC - Thread level

🔴 Kernel - $20

Help power the system

  • Everything in Thread +
  • Core supporter recognition
  • Occasional input on roadmap and direction
  • Kernel badge {K} in MRC (MRC Trust required)
  • Name on the supporters page for 1 year
  • Eternal gratitude
MRC - Kernel level

🚀 Goals

With your support, we can:

  • Maintain reliable infrastructure
  • Improve uptime and performance
  • Scale the network beyond 150+ systems
  • Expand into new regions
  • Continue evolving MRC while keeping it simple and accessible

❤️ Thank You

MRC exists because of its community.

Whether you run a BBS, connect to one, or simply enjoy the network—you are part of what makes this possible.

Your support helps ensure that this network continues to exist, grow, and connect people across systems and generations.

👉 Help keep the signal alive and join MRC.


🌐Discover MRC

Visit our Status page to discover all the BBSes connected to MRC and start your adventure!

 

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