Hello Roy.

12 Apr 04 04:06, you wrote to me:

 RT>> There was an article in fidonews a while back about how bbs'ing
 RT>> could be revived somewhat if sysops were to provide for a ppp
 RT>> connection as well as the usual kind.  I find that to be an
 RT>> interesting idea,  but 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 most
likley be using
 RT>> a "browser" to interface  to the world at large, and expecting
 RT>> the BBS to be "compatable".

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

HTML, PHP, PERL, yes, you would need to use one or all of these to get it to 
work.

 MK>>>> mgetty.

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

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

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

No use for it here. :-((

Russell

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