On 11/07/1999 in FTN dev (F) Tom Torfs wrote to All:

TT> * Includes Spoon v1.00, a replacement for Souper. Very
TT> primitive at the moment. Versions available for OS/2,
TT> Win32 and Linux (glibc2 version included, download
TT> sp100_s.tgz for a statically linked version).
TT> WARNING TO THE BETATESTERS: ONLY THE OS/2 VERSION HAS
TT> BEEN TESTED YET --- the Win32 and Linux versions are
TT> to be considered ALPHA versions

Tom, I think you're program is a nice effort. I've used vSoup and KA9Q
in the past, SPOON will be quite useful here.

Perhaps you could create a text based transfer graphic display screen,
something like what iRex does, in future releases? One thing I would
have like to used is a SET HIGH MESSAGE SWITCH for SPOON.

TT> A DOS version for Spoon is not available because there
TT> is no decent standardized TCP/IP interface for DOS.

I think you wouldn't be too far off if you assumed a connection that
used PPPD for a DOS version. It's what iREX DOS uses asnd seems quite
stable.


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