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===== Overview ===== | ===== Overview ===== | ||
- | Synchronet BBS Software version 3 was designed for client connections over TCP/IP protocols only (predominently, Telnet). Over the 7 years since Synchronet v3's release, I've received occasional (but persistent) inquiries about the possibility or likelihood of adding modem support back into Synchronet to support direct analog dial-up users of the old BBS days before the Internet/ | + | Synchronet BBS Software version 3 was designed for client connections over TCP/IP protocols only (predominantly, Telnet). Over the 7 years since Synchronet v3's release, I've received occasional (but persistent) inquiries about the possibility or likelihood of adding modem support back into Synchronet to support direct analog dial-up users of the old BBS days before the Internet/ |
- | I've resisted this idea (for a few significant reasons I won't go into here), and have instead, suggested alternative methods of supporting dial-up users (e.g. running Synchronet v2.3 for DOS concurrently with v3, using *getty on Linux/Unix, using Manning' | + | I've resisted this idea (for a few significant reasons I won't go into here), and have instead, suggested alternative methods of supporting dial-up users (e.g. running Synchronet v2.3 for DOS concurrently with v3, using *getty on Linux/Unix, using Manning' |
I knew exactly what was required to write a Serial< | I knew exactly what was required to write a Serial< | ||
- | Better late than never (?), I finally started writing this a program a few months ago (early 2007). I had to buy an analog modem (I'd thrown-out or donated all my modems years ago) and get a second phone line installed to test it, but finally, here it is: SEXPOTS (the name pays homage to [[module: | + | Better late than never (?), I finally started writing this a program a few months ago (early 2007). I had to buy an analog modem (I'd thrown-out or donated all my modems years ago) and get a second phone line installed to test it, but finally, here it is: SEXPOTS (the name pays homage to [[SEXYZ]]). |
While SEXPOTS was designed with Synchronet-Win32 sysops in mind, it should work with any TCP Server (e.g. Telnet BBS software). | While SEXPOTS was designed with Synchronet-Win32 sysops in mind, it should work with any TCP Server (e.g. Telnet BBS software). | ||
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SEXPOTS is freeware, licensed under the GNU General Public License ([[http:// | SEXPOTS is freeware, licensed under the GNU General Public License ([[http:// | ||
- | You can find the current source code (in C) in the Synchronet [[dev:CVS]] repository. | + | You can find the current source code (in C) in the Synchronet [[dev:Git]] repository. |
The latest and greatest build will be included in Synchronet-Win32 releases. | The latest and greatest build will be included in Synchronet-Win32 releases. | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | ===== Installation | + | Additional options for Unix versions: |
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+ | < | ||
+ | -syslog | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | ===== Install | ||
No installation is required. You should be able to just run " | No installation is required. You should be able to just run " | ||
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- | ===== Configuration | + | ===== Configure |
- | Configuration is normally performed by editing the file '' | + | Configuration is normally performed by editing the file '' |
Optionally, a different [[config: | Optionally, a different [[config: | ||
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Command-line options that modify values of the same name in the '' | Command-line options that modify values of the same name in the '' | ||
- | The order of precendence | + | The order of precedence |
- Command-line options | - Command-line options | ||
- Command-line specified '' | - Command-line specified '' | ||
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net stop sexpots | net stop sexpots | ||
+ | ==== DebugView ==== | ||
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+ | When running SEXPOTS as an NT Service, you may want to use a debugger viewer (e.g. [[https:// | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
===== Notes on Advanced Features ===== | ===== Notes on Advanced Features ===== | ||
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===== Linux/Unix Version ===== | ===== Linux/Unix Version ===== | ||
- | There is a preliminary | + | There is a *nix port of SEXPOTS in [[dev:Git]]. |
===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
* [[: | * [[: | ||
- | * [[module:binkit|Utilities]] | + | * [[:util:|Utilities]] |
+ | * [[: | ||