From: efichtne@dante.nmsu.edu (FICHTNER) Subject: SLIP, KA9Q, and BBSes. Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 01:45:36 GMT
Hi! Been fighting with my system for the weekend. ka9q does an excellent
job of providing *outgoing* slip for my system at 9600 with v.42bis.
I'm really pleased with it, in fact I'm using it now and there's no problems.
however. I run a Bulletin Board. I've got everything set up so that
internet users will be able to get to my board except for one slight problem.
KA9Q doesn't let you telnet into my machine! the "telunix" client in
version 7 of ka9q (the latest i could find on the FTP sites) lists this
as "completely broken". I tend to agree.
I hear that Kernel SLIP is in conceptual alpha phase, as in someone else
besides me thinks that this is a good idea.
Is anyone out there working on the ka9q telunix client? if not, what do
I need to do to make it functional? I don't have anything against using
ka9q for my slip, in fact, i rather think it's going to be easier to
use with my slip host than kernel slip will be.
I've got the slip bug and the only cure is seeing someone i've never met
logging onto my computer! <grin> Someone help a poor ol' sysop out here!
Also, I seem to recall hearing that someone managed to get the Pirates BBS
program to work under linux. Is this a myth? I didn't see it on the
ftp sites. If it's true, are there diffs available? Pirates is kinda weak,
but the Eagles BBS that grew from Pirates is a little more functional.
(This is a better solution than the current kludge i've got so that users
logging into my linux machine get routed out a serial port and connected
to *another* pc running ms-dos and WWIV. sick, isn't it. ;-)
Anyway.. I hope someone can help me out.. thanks.
Erik Fichtner
techs@pioneer.unm.edu efichtne@dante.nmsu.edu root@lucifer.9thfloor.nmsu.edu
"Whaddya mean I ain't kind? Just not your kind!" ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
if I can ever get
ka9q to put me in ypdomain.