RdL> Can you tell me a bit more about how it worked? Many 
 RdL> years ago I read that you don't need to run a fossil 
 RdL> driver because there is something built in.  Doors 
 RdL> think they are talking to a fossil driver, and outside 
 RdL> of DOS emu the linux bbs package is somehow able to 
 RdL> let DOS emu take over the socket until the door exits. 
 RdL>   I'd like to understand more about how a door running 
 RdL> in DOSEMU will work.

I'll ask those DoveNet guys if any internal BBS adaptations are required for DOS EMU.

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 RdL> I've been using Maximus since 1993 or so and keep my board running for 
 RdL> nostalgic purposes.  If I were to switch it to an 
 RdL> other package then to me it would not be the same 
 RdL> board.  Maximus is being developed for Linux, though 
 RdL> I'm not sure if they will support running DOS doors 
 RdL> from DOSEMU.  I'm hoping based on your description of 
 RdL> how DOSEMU interfaces with a linux bbs, the maximus 
 RdL> developers will see that it is (hopefully) simple to 
 RdL> enhance max to support it. IMO, the bbs package won't 
 RdL> be complete until then.

Last I heard Maximus for Linux was buggy and had ncurses problems.


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