BJ> As to telnet, Max does not directly support it.  If you have
 BJ> approprate drivers (like VMODEM as part of the 
 BJ> SIO package under OS/2,
 BJ> and I understand there is one or two available 
 BJ> for Win32 boxes), then
 BJ> you can have telnet ports that connect to your Maximus system (or
 BJ> other BBS software that uses the same hooks)....
 BJ> ...

 GKA> Then is just wjere to get it....

Yes.

 BJ> Please note that the CVS source is currently 
 BJ> setup of a Linux compile
 BJ> and not a Win compile.  Source for the existing Win, OS/2 & DOS code
 BJ> was released by Scott, and is the basis for the Linux code that is
 BJ> running, but I don't think we ever got to the point of getting the
 BJ> code to compile on the original systems once we got the GCC based
 BJ> Linux compile running.....  Ideally, we will get an Open Watcom
 BJ> compile running, but I don't have time to support that right now,
 BJ> along with having contract issues to deal with before returning to
 BJ> working on the public Maximus code.

 GKA> I have 3 pc of linux systems running and my win2k NT 
 GKA> is my main fido system so perhaps it can be done by a 
 GKA> linux compile for maximus setup for just a telnet and 
 GKA> POTS system on my Gentoo fido pc.
 GKA> I have too tried to getting both Binkd and BTXe to run 
 GKA> for a POTS and internet mailer there could do a 
 GKA> frontend mailer for maximus, both it having som trouble by this.

Good luck.  I have Binkley/2 2.60 as a front end to Maximus here.  I'm also
running a version of BinkD her, all on my OS/2 box.  I haven't had time to
get such a setup running under Linux yet....

Take care.....

Bob Jones



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