On (15 Jan 03) Michael Dillon wrote to Frank Vest...

Hello Michael,

FV> Sadly, there is no free modem emulator for Windows. OS/2 has vmodem,
FV> if you run OS/2, but nothing for Windows that I've found. :(

 MD> Windows you can use COM/IP which has a virtual modem system.  If you
 MD> want to use fossil emulation (no direct serial comms) You could setup
 MD> MannTelSrv and NetFoss which can make a DOS bbs telnetable in Windows.
 MD>  NetFOSS is at netfoss.com and manntelsrv is available at mannsoft.ca.

Com/IP is not free either. I think NetFOSS only works on Win NT, XP
and above... not 95 or 98.

 MD> If you want to run it under DOS and be telnetable (Yes this is
 MD> possible). Just snag a copy of rlfossil which is free.  Load it before
 MD> the BBS and it'll make a telnetfossil link.  You'd have to do some
 MD> tinkering for some things. I only tested rlfossil on the LAN so I
 MD> don't know about having it work with a predefined internet dialup
 MD> link.

Hmmm... As long as the IP connection is there, I don't see a real
problem.

 MD> I have heard of a serial comms emulator for Windows, but I don't know
 MD> the status on it or whether it's free or not.  It'd work basically
 MD> like most other FOSSIL or those class drivers because it'd just load
 MD> in the interp. layer of Windows translating Serial I/O calls.

Interesting. BBSs need some free stuff to help the Dos BBS programs
work with the Internet.

 MD> This is just some info that you might or might not find useful :)

Information is always welcome. I run Synchronet now, but still have
fond memories of Spitfire. :)

Frank

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/flv
http://biseonline.com/r19

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