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  • NetSerial and PXWin

    From Ruben Figueroa@1:124/5014 to All on Tuesday, November 06, 2018 10:53:07
    I have the document about setting up NetSerial and PXWin. Straight forward
    on PXWin setup. Have to read docs on NetSerial setup. My question is will NetSerial connect with other mailers like Irex, binkp etc. for the exchange
    of echo mail and netmail? I currently have Irex configured to receive and
    send echo/net mail for my Wildcat bbs. So was wondering if NetSerial can
    allow connections from other internet mailers.

    Ruben Figueroa aka Zazz
    Mystic Prison Board Sysop
    telnet://pb.darktech.org:24
    Web: www.rdfig.net

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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:116/18 to Ruben Figueroa on Thursday, November 08, 2018 19:55:17
    Ruben Figueroa wrote in a message to All:

    I have the document about setting up NetSerial and PXWin. Straight forward on PXWin setup. Have to read docs on NetSerial setup. My question is will NetSerial connect with other mailers like Irex,
    binkp etc. for the exchange of echo mail and netmail? I currently
    have Irex configured to receive and send echo/net mail for my
    Wildcat bbs. So was wondering if NetSerial can allow connections
    from other internet mailers.

    No, it's telnet only. And if you are using the PDF version, then you are probably using my documentation. However, please note that PX/WINS has some issues with NetSerial (ie PXOnline.exe tends to crash it), so I would recommend
    against going that route until Mike Ehlert fixes that.

    However, I do offer FTN transfers via telnet from this system as I have FrontDoor/2 answering the telnet calls (on top of VMODEM <smiles>).

    Peace,
    Robert

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  • From Ruben Figueroa@1:124/5013 to Robert Wolfe on Saturday, November 10, 2018 13:39:46
    Wildcat bbs. So was wondering if NetSerial can allow connections
    from other internet mailers.

    No, it's telnet only. And if you are using the PDF version, then you are probably using my documentation. However, please note that PX/WINS has some issues with NetSerial (ie PXOnline.exe tends to crash it), so I would
    recommend
    against going that route until Mike Ehlert fixes that.

    However, I do offer FTN transfers via telnet from this system as I have FrontDoor/2 answering the telnet calls (on top of VMODEM <smiles>).

    I've got Vmodem, using netserial setup. I would be curious how you got frontdoor to work (not os/2 but dos/win version)
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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:116/17 to Ruben Figueroa on Saturday, November 10, 2018 19:10:36
    However, I do offer FTN transfers via telnet from this system as I have FrontDoor/2 answering the telnet calls (on top of VMODEM <smiles>).

    I've got Vmodem, using netserial setup. I would be curious how you got frontdoor to work (not os/2 but dos/win version)

    Let me clarify here. When I say VMODEM, I mean the VMODEM.EXE
    application that comes with Ray Gwinn's SIO drivers for OS/2, not
    NetSerial, in which the term "Virtual Modem" should be used to not
    confuse things.

    Under OS/2, getting FD/DOS to work under VMODEM.EXE is the same as you
    get it to work under a DOS session in OS/2.

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  • From Ruben Figueroa@1:124/5014 to Robert Wolfe on Saturday, November 10, 2018 20:01:18
    Let me clarify here. When I say VMODEM, I mean the VMODEM.EXE
    application that comes with Ray Gwinn's SIO drivers for OS/2, not NetSerial, in which the term "Virtual Modem" should be used to not
    confuse things.

    Ok, I've used that before when I did run an OS/2 system. I was familiar with that but it has been so long so I have used it.

    Ruben Figueroa aka Zazz
    Mystic Prison Board Sysop
    telnet://pb.darktech.org:24
    Web: www.rdfig.net

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  • From Robert Wolfe@1:261/20 to Ruben Figueroa on Sunday, November 11, 2018 09:48:39
    *** Quoting Ruben Figueroa from a message to Robert Wolfe ***

    Ok, I've used that before when I did run an OS/2 system. I was famili
    that but it has been so long so I have used it.

    Heh not a problem :) I run my Telegard/2 system (the one I am replying from now) that way, but under SIO2k and its accompanying VMODEM.EXE -- all in an ArcaOS 5.0.2 VM :)

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  • From Ruben Figueroa@1:124/5013 to Robert Wolfe on Sunday, November 11, 2018 11:46:42
    Heh not a problem :) I run my Telegard/2 system (the one I am replying from now) that way, but under SIO2k and its accompanying VMODEM.EXE -- all in an ArcaOS 5.0.2 VM :)

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    Been toying with the idea of playing with ArcaOS, but wasn't sure I
    wanted to spend the money for it.
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