On Sat, 29 Nov 2014, John Kelly wrote to Mark Lewis:  
    
  hey john! it has been a while :)  
    
  -> as it has been on OS/2, use SIO with vmodem providing the virtual  
  -> modem port for the software to talk to... i still use SIO 1.60D  
    
   JK> I tried the SIO vmodem and it didn't work on warp4, an  
   JK> incompatible dll problem I recall ... or did you mean you're only  
   JK> using SIO with serial ports, and not vmodem?  
    
  no, i use SIO and Vmodem with both real serial ports and virtual ports...  
  with  
  both DOS and native OS/2 programs...  
    
   JK> I have an inbound telnet solution for PCBoard. It's a reverse  
   JK> telnet proxy, written in PERL, runs on linux. Works for me cause I  
   JK> use a linux box for my router/firewall.  
    
  many firewalls these days are *nix solutions... the one i run here on my  
  perimeters is, too :)  
    
   JK> The PCboard nodes connect to the linux proxy with serial ports and  
   JK> null modem cables, if you have a multiport serial card on the  
   JK> linux box, or via ethernet and a telnet fossil I wrote. The fossil  
   JK> needs Novell TCP/IP from Client32, so your node requires that to  
   JK> run the fossil.  Can be either DOS or Windows 3.1.  I have a  
   JK> Windows 3.1 test box set up with 2 nodes working, I think it could  
   JK> do 4.  
    
  wow... that's pretty deep...  
    
   JK> It's all free, but a lot of work to get working. People enjoy  
   JK> talking about the good old days and PCBoard, but few are willing  
   JK> to invest the time and effort to make it happen.  
    
  true... in many cases, folks have been spolied by the install and go  
  stuff...  
  few really understand how it all works these days :/  
    
  )\\/(ark  
    
  If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until  
  you hire an amateur.  
    
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