Subj : BBS under linux
To : Bob Jones
From : Russell Tiedt
Date : Mon Jul 21 2003 09:45 pm
Hello Bob.
18 Jul 03 22:03, you wrote to me:
VC>> Hmm, PPP might be a problem but, if you can call the PPP dialer
VC>> (etc) from within Binkley then as above it will release the com
VC>> 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.
BJ> I have been tracking having Binkley run PPP as an external protocol
BJ> for use under OS/2.... I've seen some comments, that in theory, it is
BJ> possible to do. One catch is knowing the first characters to see from
BJ> the remote end to determine the call is PPP (instead of FIDO or
BJ> something else). This is needed to hook in an extern (like FAX)
BJ> protocol. I have seen reference to running UUCP code under Binkley in
BJ> an OS/2 environment....
BJ> So, just as mgetty(?) can answer and hand off a PPP call, Binkley
BJ> should be able to perform the exact same function. I might have to
BJ> dig into the mgetty (or other appropriate software) to figure out what
BJ> the initial characters of the PPP handshake are, but once you know
BJ> those, the external protocol options in Binkley should be usable to
BJ> spawn a program to start up a needed PPP connection....
BJ> So, it should be do-able.... It may take some effort to figure
BJ> everything out.
My thoughts too, I don't think that, until recently, much thought has been
directed to how Binkley would re-act/inter-act on a system needing
incoming/outgoing PPP connections, on it's tradional operating systems such a
requirement did not exist.
Thanks for your reply,
Russell
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