Hi Bo,

>> Most definitely agree here.  There is no need to remove POTS access in
>> BBS or Mailer software.  It would be a big mistake to do so IMO.
>> Forgive my 'over quoting', I just feel it can't be said enough.

> The only case I can think of where it has been done is synchronet.

Well, yes and no.  Sbbs has hooks to Argus, which can run in modem or tcpip
mode.. i.e., you don't have to run Sbbs in BinkD (tcpip only) mode. It'll
run in Arcmail attach or BSO mode which enables the connection via Argus
Mailer which can do either modem or tcpip.  I'm not sure about concurrent
setups though...

> However with the potstelnet gateway software it's possible to get
> POTS call. It just seems strange in some way, since we are used to
> all BBS software has POTS support.

Yes, know what you mean there.  Hey, did you include anything like that in
your software? (gentle nudge )

> The nice thing about developing a UNIX-only BBS is that tcp/ip or
> modem doesn't really matter.

It's sure easy.. but then it seems EVERYTHING is easier on this linux box
.. and to think I resisted the idea hehe.. seriously, when I was running
OS/2/Bink/Max and my controller card died, and we honest-to-god didn't have
a dime to spend on a new controller card, I remember racking my brain to
come up with another way to stick with my setup.. then I loaded Linux, and
the darn OS said, "compiling code to fix buggy controller" ... I
was sold .

We didn't have Max source then (Thanks for making it available, Scott
) for linux, and we only had a shell of a linux Binkley mailer
from what I remember back then but... wouldn't it be cool to run it again
..

I may do that one of these days 

Take care,
Janis

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