Russell Tiedt wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

 RT> Hello Roy.

 RT> 10 Apr 04 04:06, you wrote to Maurice Kinal:

 RT> There was an article in fidonews a while back about how bbs'ing could
 RT> be revived somewhat if sysops were to provide for a ppp connection as
 RT> well as the usual kind.  I find that to be an interesting idea,  but
 RT> have never pursued it.

 RT> Mgetty can do that as well, but if you are going to have users
 RT> coming "in"  via a PPP connection, they would mostlikley be using a
 RT> "browser" to interface  to the world at large, and expecting the
 RT> BBS to be "compatable".

So I'd need to do some HTML?  Not a problem,  if I can get the software to
accept it and deal with it appropriately.

 MK>>> mgetty.

 RJT>> Ok.  That's something else I need to look into.

 MK>> Sounds like what you are really looking for.  I believe it can
 MK>> handle voice capable modems as well.

 RT> There's something I'd *really* like to get some info on,  as the modem
 RT> I'm using on the other box has those capabilities,  though I haven't
 RT> had much luck with chasing down any particulars on that.  Best I've
 RT> been able to do is to find out that it had some particular TI DSP in
 RT> it,  if I'm remembering right.

 RT> Vgetty, which is part of the full mgetty package handles voice, tho
 RT> I have never bothered, not had a need to.

I thought it would be kind of nifty to get a handle on that stuff, 
particularly with the ability to do voicemail,  boxes for different people,
 etc.  Not that I have that much of a need for that here,  but knowing how
to deal with it would be nice for my employment & similar prospects. 
Linux in business instead of m$?  Yeah!

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