If I want to log onto the BBS here at Derby from my home in Nottingham, I just set the IP address to Derby University's BBS site and log on with my usual name and password. This works despite the fact that our system here is Mac based, whilst I've a Win 95 setup at home. Hope that answers the question!
Russell Pearson. Computer Mediated Communications (CMC), Project Officer, School of Art and Design, Britannia Mill, University of Derby, Derby, DE22.