Hello Nancy,

Nancy Backus wrote in a message to Richard Webb:

 RW> I'm looking to pick some brains here, so please bear with me.  My plan

NB> Having read thru your whole note, I still wonder just what you are
NB> asking?  It appears you want to use your DOS box for yourself still,
NB> but hook it into such things as DSL, etc?  My resident "wizard" is
NB> likewise not sure what you are quite asking about...
NB> Just for the record, I'm still using a strictly DOS computer, and we
NB> have a DSL connection which connects to all the computers in the
NB> house, some of which are using Windows, but also including mine.  We
NB> don't have a bbs here, though.  However, I telnet, using my machine,
NB> to a number of different bbses around the country.  I use them just
NB> as I always have, and I usually read and reply to my messages with
NB> my offline reader (BlueWave).  If there's anything special in my
NB> setup to make it happen, other than any programs that my "Wizard"
NB> has put together, I'm not aware of it.  :)

THat's basically where I"m going with this.  Want to be able to use my
dos box in the radio room for all its other chores, even if bbs has to be
elsewhere.

Plan is this:  Machine connected to dsl doing all the network and firewall
stuff. SEcond machine, a linux box which will once in awhile transfer audio
from outboard devices. A won98 box which can do other jobs.  LInux box will
get business web site most likely. Been told no way to put this dos 6.22
box on such a network, but I"m sure there has to be.

I'm an audio production guy who knows just enough about the intricacies of
this stuff to be dangerous, hence trying to pick some brains about how to
get there from here.


even if the bbs and mailer can't run on the dos machine, if I can continue
to use it and access the rest of the net via this box it would be much
preferred as I really like my dos screen reader better than about any other
I've found.

TO clarify further, As
well as bbs we'd be locally hosting our business web site and our own email accounts.

Regards,
           Richard
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