Subj : BBS under linux
To   : Russell Tiedt
From : Bob Jones
Date : Fri Jul 18 2003 11:03 pm

VC>>> If you need to use the com port for other purposes such as Fax
VC>>> then you need to set that up within the binkley config file.

RT>> Fax, I seldom use, but PPP is something I use a lot.

VC> Hmm, PPP might be a problem but, if you can call the PPP dialer (etc)
VC> from within Binkley then as above it will release the com port.

RT> No idea, if it can be done from within Binkley, but I
RT> doudt it as I have seen
RT> no reference to Binkly being able to reconise a
RT> incoming PPP call, nor a way
RT> for it to release the port for a outgoing PPP call.

I have been tracking having Binkley run PPP as an external protocol for use
under OS/2....  I've seen some comments, that in theory, it is possible to do.
One catch is knowing the first characters to see from the remote end to
determine the call is PPP (instead of FIDO or something else).  This is needed
to hook in an extern (like FAX) protocol.  I have seen reference to running
UUCP code under Binkley in an OS/2 environment....

So, just as mgetty(?) can answer and hand off a PPP call, Binkley should be
able to perform the exact same function.  I might have to dig into the mgetty
(or other appropriate software) to figure out what the initial characters of
the PPP handshake are, but once you know those, the external protocol options
in Binkley should be usable to spawn a program to start up a needed PPP
connection....

So, it should be do-able....  It may take some effort to figure everything out.


Take care.....

Bob Jones, 1:343/41

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