On 10/11/2015 08:26 PM, mark lewis -> Elmo Jensen wrote:

 ml> 11 Oct 15 06:33, you wrote to me:

 ml>>> the main thing to remember is that there needs to be a
 ml>>> virtual modem for FD to talk to...

I know this thread is ancient... but I am curious about this...

Lets just pretend I am crazed.. ok.. so its not so much pretend...

So I sudo apt-get install dosbox

Then lets say... you put this in the dosbox conf

[serial]
serial1=modem listenport:3141


Then you mount up a C drive with FD etc... installed

XOO loaded up for a FOSSIL and point FD at that FOSSIL with COM1 and dosbox
doing its virtual modem thing...

And thus **** potentially *** FD would run via net versus DU???

Have you done this???

I might try it after I rectify some things, due to the idea that is
swirling in my brain.. this is why you should not read echos late at night!
:) ;)

I find this very interesting... although I think there are some huge
problems in getting FD to actually do this ie: dial something like:
fidonet.me.domain