Subj : 4/4 - LSPPPDlr 2003
To : MICHEL SAMSON
From : mark lewis
Date : Wed Dec 08 2004 04:35 pm
MG>> ...could I not just fire it up, cd to c:\rlfossil and run the
MG>> RLfossil program and cause it to emulate a comport, my modem is on
MG>> com2, mouse is on com 1, so what comport/irq would I use?
MS> To answer your question, there's no ~IRQ~ line... `RLFossil'
MS> talks to the Packet-Driver and the later has EXCLUSIVE use of your
MS> real MoDem.
MS> The packet-Driver itself is no piece of HardWare, `RLFossil'
MS> simply handles `WatTCP' interfacing on the ~TCP~/~IP~ end and
MS> ~FOSSIL~ (partly) implementation on the other side...
MS> ~TelNet~/Hayes-compatible emulation between the two allows you to
MS> use your favourite terminal emulator if it supports the ~FOSSIL~
MS> LEGACY plain old BBS standard. As a bonus, you'll notice that
MS> `RLFossil' has a buffering action which "boosts" the client!
but what COM port would one tell {COMMO} or telix or procomm to use to talk to
RLFOSSIL? that's the question that it appears that he is asking...
