Hi Nancy,

FIrst, sorry for not getting back to you for awhile, been out of pocket.

NB> been pounding you with: use a POP/SMT client to download from a
NB> network account using DOS software to your favorite machine. Easy as
NB> pie to do.
Can work, so long as the machines can talk to each other sans modem .

NB> You have suggested that you want your own mail server. To do that
NB> you have to rent a domain name, get registered with an outside
NB> server, and set up a computer as a mail server of your own. That is
NB> a lot of work just to exchange email. You usually only do this if
NB> you have your own business and need the capacity.

That's the idea, as this would be for business use as well.


NB> You have mentioned wanting to transfer files between machines. If
NB> you want the remote files to appear like they are drives /
NB> directories on the DOS machine, then I do not have any suggestions.
NB> However, if you are willing to actually transfer the files in order
NB> to use them, then there are many ways. FTP over the network is one.
NB> One of the 2 machines exchanging files has to run an FTP server
NB> (DOS, Windows, ?NIX), and the other is a simple client (DOS,
NB> Windows, ?NIX). If you set up 1 machine as a file server, then it
NB> runs the FTP server and the rest use the client software.
That's workable.  Main thing is the actual connection b etween machines,
and that's where I"m not sure what i need, but was how we were working
all that before the big lightning strike back in '02. That's why I've been
concentrating on the connectivity issues. NB> We need to start with a
list of the functions, then we can toss
NB> around the software possibilities, along with some of the hardware
NB> trade-offs. You would want someone coming to you for audio help to
NB> say that they wanted to do live recording of small vocal groups
NB> instead of just saying that they were going to get an XYZ recorder,
NB> and "how do I hook it up?", wouldn't you?

Want some control of the  machines elsewhere, but I'm sure that can be done
by ftp config files back to the machines we want control of. Our main audio
work will be on site, one linux box on the network will handle transfers of
audio files from the recorders' hard disks and flash drives. Ftp for files
I need to use is fine, as I can ftp changes to web pages or other data to
our server machines this way. My main query would be regarding physical
connectivity of these boxes i guess.

I think I've seen two or three good ftp clients for dos running around, and
have a couple of packet drivers.  SUggestions on specifics of these for ms
dos are sure welcome however.

Regards,
           Richard
--- timEd 1.10.y2k+