Subj : RA/FD VM
To   : doctor wade
From : deon
Date : Sat Nov 26 2022 09:10 am

 Re: RA/FD VM
 By: doctor wade to All on Fri Nov 25 2022 09:37 am

Howdy,

> I would like to setup either Win98 or XP Virtualbox VM and run Frontdoor/RA
> bbs like I ran in the 90's. Is it safe to run older Windows programs in a VM
> and allow telnet access to the boards? What program do you guys recommend

Sure, many do.

> and allow telnet access to the boards? What program do you guys recommend
> for a fossil to allow the software to accept telnet connections rather than
> by modem? I run D'Bridge and Maximus under OS/2 in a VM using SIO2k vmodem
> to answer with vmodem and it works well. Only issue I have is RA is too slow
> picking up the call and times out. I am hoping that by running a Window VM I
> can get RA working correctly.

Most folks complain about telnet boards messing up the fossil - but you might be able to control that a bit with something like haproxy in front, and rate limiting connections, etc.

For fossils, you could either use:
* RLFOSSIL
* SVDM
* Or a regular fossil with something like TCPSER in front.

If you want to feed directly to that Frontdoor mailer, I support EMSI on Hub 3, and if you are game, you could even feed from clrghouz (via EMSI) - I need to test it more...


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