In a msg on , Jussi Hamalainen of 2:221/376
writes to Zorch Frezberg:
 ZF>> Tried COM/IP...no such luck.  MAXIMUS keeps going into 
 ZF>> "local" mode, and passing not a thing to the telnet 
 ZF>> 'caller'. Set it to run as "virtual" COM5, and emulate as 
 ZF>> COM3...nothing.  Still goes into 'local' mode.
 JH> If Maximus goes into local mode, you probably have an error in 
 JH> your batch file, since it should either work fine or report 
 JH> an error and then quit, but not ever go into local mode. 
 JH> Check your batch file for the parameters passed on to Max and 
 JH> see if there is a problem somewhere.
Tried the setups recommended by Sean Rima, among others...Got it to see the 
FOSSIL, can get it to see the port...but it won't pass anything to the 
'caller'.
 ZF>> With or without WinFOSSIL, with or without COM/IP...with or 
 ZF>> without ARGUS as a 'front-end'.
 JH> With COM/IP and Max you MUST use WinFOSSIL in order for it to 
 JH> work with Maximus, since the DOS FOSSIL drivers use the port 
 JH> hardware directly.
Er...perhaps in some of the setups, but in among the failures, I've had a few 
non-FOSSIL activations, using the WFC mode.
Not a happy arrangement, but not too satisfying...
 ZF>> I can get it to run on a _dial-up_ with ARGUS and without 
 ZF>> COM/IP...but in a TCP/IP environment, I can get a program 
 ZF>> started from a telnet session, but I won't see the results 
 ZF>> until the command is executed and the COM port is 
 ZF>> 'released', which 'drops' the connection and gives me the 
 ZF>> prompt again.
 JH> Why do you insist on using Argus? Why not use Xenia/DOS or 
 JH> Bink/W32? They both work fine with Win95 (I've used both my 
 JH> self and am using Xenia now) and using COM/IP and WinFOSSIL 
 JH> they will both also poll nicely over the internet.
Personal choice/taste...the IP version of ARGUS allows either/or dial-up and 
TCP/IP connections.  Likewise, it handles BinkD, VMODEM and other protocols 
without odd conversions/patches...and, since I've become familiar with the 
FTN-compatible aspects, I'd rather not re-learn until I have to.
The intention is to take advantage of my situation at my employer, and use 
the co-located T1 connection for picking up our mail, and sending it within 
our net. Most of the nodes who will be running hubs will be ISDN capable, so 
it makes more sense to run the mail server at the T1 connection, and allow 
downloads at the speeds that the ISPs in the area can provide.
Locally, our monopoly telco only allows 20 hours/month 'free' access, and 
charges per minute after the 20 hours are used.  Deregulation has allowed a 
new telco to come in, which is providing fiber optic to the larger local 
ISPs...and as part of the service, if we install their ISDN service at home, 
there is no access or hourly charges as long as we stay 'internal' to their 
switching.
I already have a static IP (actually, two, but one is my work station) and 
will be setting up a server as soon as I can finish the hardware 
installs...but I wanted to also have a BBS up and running on the InterNet as 
a means of attracting interest locally and regionally, much as we've done 
with our net's website.
At this point, it's not looking good...as much as I'd like to run Maximus 
(since I'm more familiar with it), I'll likely not run any BBS if I can't get 
the ports to communicate properly, and save myself the bother of COM/IP...
-zf-
 
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