PL> Not at all!  I am not flying off the handle...  I asked a simple
PL> question.  It is easy to get FD running via telnet for inbound, no
PL> doubt, because I have done that, it works fine on the mailer end.  Due
PL> to the lack of the ability of FD to handle the length of the proper init
PL> strings however, it has failed miserably for running the BBS of of it.
PL> It passes to the BBS, but echoes every character, even though the BBS
PL> has the proper ints.  When running the BBS by itself, no problems at
PL> all, all is perferct, but the init string problem with FD carries over
PL> to the BBS when it carries over from FD.

No it doesn't echo every character if you are using the right init string.


ATS1008=23s1003=6s1005=0s1001=1

COM/IP Init String to fix ECHO prob and download prob.

June 11, 2002.

If you are using COM/IP ... add this init string to EVERY node in COM/IP, and 
then in FD use ATZ|  .. took me a MONTH to figure this out.

PL> So... I'll ask again.  Does anybody have FD running via telnet, inbound
PL> and outbound, with it passing to the BBS without flaw for BBS callers,

Yes, ME!  Telnet over and SEE!

PL> Don't ask me why... simply, because I know it's been done, and I'd like
PL> to do the same, for whatever -why- might be... either somebody knows the
PL> answer, or nobody does.  I am not new to the SysOp game, and seldom does

I've been running FD since my BBS first went up in 1993.  Never ONCE had a 
problem with it.  Under OS/2 with VMODEM and SIO was the best to use (cause 
you could use the  FD /TERM (best terminal in the world!) for outbound telnet 
calls, but COM/IP makes you add [port ###] after each telnet address which is 
a pain in the a$$.  That's why I use MTEL now for outbound telnet calls (for 
me) ... but all I have to do is edit my FDNODE.CTL to reflect the ones I call 
out to.

ie:



PHONE 1:379/1 #harborwebs.com[60177]
PHONE 25:25/2 #dls.darktech.org[60177]
PHONE 25:25/4 #crazyworldbbs.no-ip.com[60177]

DIAL
1-724-
        #      Internet       ;IP translate numbers starting with '#'
        0000-  Internet/:155  ;IP translate numbers starting with 0000-
        V      Internet#      ;IP translate numbers starting with 'V'
END


Now with SIO I would just have say #ttb.slyip.com 23 ... but COM/IP needs the 
[] brackets and RIGHT NEXT to the address or it will not send outbound.  
COM/IP is really weird for this.  Boy, I miss OS/2.  Maybe I'll go buy an 
upgrade copy of eComStation. ;)

PL> I would -LOVE- to poll, shed light on what I need to do for the
PL> outbound, and I -WILL-...  you would make my year.

Edit your FDNODE.CTL in your \FD\NODELIST director to reflect above


PHONE 1:129/305 #ttb.slyip.com[23]


Add that to your FDNODE.CTL file and run FDNC to compile it in and you SHOULD 
be able to poll me without a problem.

Telnet over and I could help more probably. ;)

--- Renegade vY2Ka2