On Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:10:23 -0700 (PDT), Payton Byrd wrote:   
   >   
   > On Monday, June 13, 2016 at 5:33:16 PM UTC-5, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:   
   >> I was just (check date stamp here against your logs if interested) trying   
   >> to log in PETASCII doesn't work (no surprise with my terminal). ASCII   
   >> give me what looks like a local echo, so I cannot type "GUEST". While   
   >> ANSI allows to type "GUEST" but then doesn't log me in as guest and asks   
   >> for a password. I also see some odd characters there.   
   >>   
   >> I used the Linux telnet client on various ports you provide. TERM here is   
   >> set to "linux". That usually works with other BBS.   
   >   
   > Andreas,   
   >   
   > Please try logging on with Synchterm (it's easy to find with Google,   
   > probably even in your GNU/Linux's app repository).  I am aware of some   
   > issues with Mac and GNU/Linux telnet causing problems and am working   
   > on that now.   
      
   I rather not. :-)   
      
   Please keep in mind you cannot tell everybody to use or even install a   
   certain terminal to use your BBS. Most BBS work with what telnet clients   
   operating systems have pre-installed. It should be possible to modify   
   your BBS to work with those.   
   --   
   Andreas   
   You know you're a redneck if   
   4. You think a woman who is "out of your league" bowls on a different   
   night   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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