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to: Stephen Atkins
from: Alan Ianson
date: 2015-11-27 20:08:00
subject: Re: Door to telnet

Stephen Atkins wrote to All:

SA> Just wondering if anyone knows if it's possible or wise to have a door 
SA> that goes to a telnet session to another machine?  I'm thinking of
SA> setting up a TradeWars 2002 server on my virtual windows machine and I
SA> would like people from the BBS to be able to connect to the game from
SA> the BBS.  It's just a thought at this time as I can get the code for
SA> the door version and just run it from a dosemu like I do all the
SA> other games.

Yep, you can do it that way if you prefer, it's been done that way
before. I think the folks at BBSLink.net run the doors they have up
like that and it works well.

I haven't heard of the server.. is there a difference between that and
the door?

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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