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On 19 Feb 2021, Marceline Jones said the following...
 MJ> 
 MJ> I currently do not understand how WC5 can receive a call from an external
 MJ> mailer if there is no command on the WC5 side to receive a live
 MJ> connection. In previous versions of Wildcat the "wildcat.exe" command
 MJ> supported the "/B " switch to pass a live connection to the BBS.
 MJ> 
I just want to clarify WC5, the old version number and name for the current
WINServer... It is a windows 32bit program and needs to run with other 32bit
mailer programs.

WC5 AKA Winserver readily answers a modem caller... Does not need a mailer or
any software... it has it built in.  The program that starts the BBS to accept
any calls is called wcOnline.exe.  Once that is  started, assuming you've
configured things right, the BBS will accept HTTP, FTP, Telnet & Modem
period.  For the most part this should look and fee the same way for all
versions... There has been changes since 1990 (Whatever) when WC5 came out...
but what I just wrote should be what you should expect from WC5/WINServer...

NOW, the  wildcat.exe sounds like the DOS version of wildcat.  I have been
around since day 1 of WC5 project, I have the current version of WINServer and
run it, it is not the same as the as the DOS version.

If it is true that you have the DOS version... you can use any DOS Mailer you
want... Frontdoor, Intermail, Binkley... Bla Bla Bla.  What you need is the
command line for your batch file to pull up the BBS after the mailer passes
the user the BBS.  This is a different question and it probably can be
answered here...  If you want me to answer the question I'll have to download
the DOS version and read the docs...  I can and will if I have to....

NOW, I'm sorry if you own the current version of Wildcat... the windows 32bit
version... it runs differently... wcOnline.exe and my mailer pxOnline.exe
(Platinum Express) run at the same time... in different windows and a human
caller is passed directly to the BBS without any SysOp intervention...
seamless easy as pi.

So, is there a way to pass a human caller, I'm a summing it's a dial up line
with a physical modem... The Windows version... YES... Use any windows mailer,
Binkley has one... AND use a program called SexPOTS.exe and you can have
people dial in via modem and it'll be passed to your BBS via telnet. This is
the simplest, easiest and it's free.

Now, as I said, I have been around since day 1 of WC5, not WC4, I have seen a
few things.  I have talked about BGFax running as a frontend to WC5... I used
it and it worked fine.  It's been 25 years and I don't recall how it did it
but all I know was that it was easy.  Moreover, I was on the beta team for
InterMail and they were working on a mailer that compatible with WC5 but it
never made it into production... The author, Peter, went MIA...

Anyway... to be honest with you... if you have WC5/WINServer just spend the
money and get its partner Platinum Express... it sells for a 100 bucks and it
might be the best 100 you spent... Hand in glove works perfect... BUT even if
you had those 2 programs you might need an other... BinkP or Internet Rex.

Because most mail and files are sent around through the internet now and these
are internet "Mailers"

 MJ> Can I scan new messages from WC5 to Internet Rex, BinkD or D'Bridge ? if
 MJ> so, then what tools do I need to do it ?

Apparently not.... and I wrote all that stuff.... SHIT... in my Platinum
Express directory is an exe called pxmail.exe that you can run in a batch
file  and it'll toss and import your fidonet mail.... and I can only assume
that it's looking at your PXW setup to know how things are configured.

I know of not shareware mail tosser for WC5/WINServer... ergo, we are back to
you having to talk with Andrea...   I would suggest saying Joe from Fidonet
said they are giving deals to hobbyist ... 

If you have the DOS version... Ignore almost everything I said because there
are mail tossers out there... mailers and everything you need to be
operational.

Feel free to call me...

Canada: 587-983-5579
USA:    352-397-0212

I refuse to delete this message after writing it... call me... we'll figure
out what version you have and then figure out the solution...

Your humble servant 

IB Joe
AKA Joe Schweier
SysOp of Joe's BBS
-=JoesBBS.com=-

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