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On 21 Feb 2021, Marceline Jones said the following...
 MJ> I understand that my version of WC5 is a Windows 32-bit GUI application.
 MJ> However my version is apparently not WINServer (as detailed in its
 MJ> connection banner). (Notice from the following banners that one says
 MJ> WINServer and the other does not).
 MJ> 
 MJ> My banner:
 MJ> 
 MJ> ==================================================
 MJ> Wildcat! for Win95/NT (c) 1995,96 Mustang Software, Inc.  All Rights
 MJ> Reserved. Registration number: 00-0000.  v5.00.  Node: 1.
 MJ> ==================================================
 MJ> 
 MJ> Wildcat 5.3:
 MJ> 
 MJ> ==================================================
 MJ> Wildcat! Interactive Net Server (c) 1999 Santronics Software, Inc.
 MJ> Registration number: 00-0000  v5.3.449 (Apr 26 2000)  Node: 1
 MJ> ==================================================
 MJ>  

Okay, you have WC5

 MJ> Wildcat version 5.00 does not come with HTTP or FTP (these were add-on
 MJ> products that needed to be purchased separately). I understand that
 MJ> wcOnline handles connections between callers and wcServer. But unlike a
 MJ> lot of DOS BBS's, WC5 does not have an option to load an active
 MJ> connection (high carrier) into the BBS from the command line.
 MJ> 

For me... I start wcServer then wcOnline and the BBS is ready to receive
callers.  You need to configure your BBS so that it can be accessed VIA
telnet, use port 23... it doesn't matter.... that's the standard port for
telnet...  Then Configure NetSerial to work... then the mailer to work with
NetSerial... The mailer will answer the call and pass the user to SexPOTS and
SexPOTS send the user to the BBS.

 MJ> I have both DOS and Windows versions (WC4 and WC5).
 MJ> 
 MJ> If an external mailer like Frontdoor can exit without dropping carrier,
 MJ> and then SexPOTS can pickup and resume carrier and forward the
 MJ> connection on to WC5, then SexPOTS sounds like it might work.
 MJ> 

You cannot use a DOS mailer with a Windows 32bit program.  Use a Windows
mailer and you'll be able to achieve what you want.  SexPOTS with a Windows
based mailer will work fine.  BTW, if you ran your WC4 BBS use D'bridge
because it has Binkp built right into it... 

MJ> Does SexPOTS work with virtual modems (eg. an inbound call via TCP/IP) ?

It should... It's a small telnet app that works with a modem... The program
should not detect you're using a virtual modem.

 MJ> 
 MJ> Is InterMail a Frontdoor clone ? (it looks like a lot like Frontdoor).
 MJ>  

Peter & JoHo were the original authors to Frontdoor.  They fell out of love. 
The each left with copies of the source code ands went their separate ways. 
InterMail isn't really a clone .... at one point they were identical just
changed cosmetically ... and whatever Peter added after the breakup.

 MJ>  
 MJ> Does Platinum Xpress support BinkP ?
 MJ>  
I use Internet Rex because it has a Platinum Express setup, Internet Rex has a
BinkP mailer in it... BinkP has a neat little thing it does... you can set it
up to send mail to someone if there are files in a specific directory... so...
if you wanted to send me mail \bink\mailbox\joe\  anything in the joe
directory would be sent to me  Most mail tossers today have the feature to
send stuff to a mailbox like I described... or you can write a batch file to
move things there....

 MJ> 
 MJ> If "pxmail.exe" only works with Platinum Xpress then it is no good to me.
 MJ> 

I think so... it had px in front of the name... all of my fidonet setup is in
Platinum Express...

I have uploaded 2 files on my BBS that will toss fidonet mail for wc5

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

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