JV>>     However, even WinXP still can run DOS-like programs, so you might say
JV>> t
JV>> is still native.

 TJM> His point is that you can't call a WIN32 system from a DOS
 TJM> system.  So, no use for FrontDoor. :(

is it really necessary to have frontdoor in front of a bbs used for telnet
access, these days? i know that he/they weren't specifically asking about
using native windows frontdoor for telnet access but the question still
remains...

there is also the possibility, as is/was done with some bbs systems, to run
frontdoor behind a bbs and use a special login that exited the bbs and
loaded frontdoor... i've never operated frontdoor like this but i know that
several systems did this...

also, what, specifically is the reasoning why frontdoor can't load a native
win32 bbs? i'm curious, to say the least...

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