ML>   Re: Is Linux maximus development still going on
 ML>   By: Michele Marie Dalene to Mvan Le on Thu Mar 04 2010 02:17 pm

 > two features I still need.
 ML> Oh ok. This is the Linux version ...

 ML> Maybe these problems have got to do with the protocol 
 ML> code. Maybe they used ASM
I believe it has something to do with how TcP/IP handles the strings that a
download protocol tends to send out. I have had that problem in the past
with other protocols. it isn't Maximus specific.
 ML> Elhert (the NetFoss guy) created an optimised external 
 ML> protocol (pcmicro.com).

 > 2. getting Squish to compress in more than just ARC. 
 ML> changing the packer ver
 > to ZIP or zip or Zip for an outbounds mail doesn't 
 > change the compression to
 > ZIP.

 ML> Oh Ok. I dunno. Haven't looked at Squish yet. 
 If you can take a look at it and let me know the work around, I would
greatly appreciate it.

 > 3. How about some doors? I haven't done much with 
 ML> the bbs as I cannot find 
 > doors for linux that uses either the maximus exit 
 > files or dorinfo1.def file

 ML> But Maximus can generate other drop files that can be used in DOSEMU.

 ML> I wouldn't mind trying to get Maximus to create those 
 ML> binary drop files that
Hasn't any one even got anything like that working with dosemu yet? it has
been quite a long time! The problem is that I don't know how to interface
maximus for Linux with Dosemu. What options do I add to my spawnbbs file
that would allow me to run a door properly on the dosemu commands.


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