Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 07:26:29 -0400   
   From: GREG YOUNGBLOOD   
   To: HECTOR SANTOS   
   Subject: Winserver & Doors    
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   Hello Hector   
      
   You asked a while back that if I found any information on MS and doors   
   here is one reply, I'm waiting on a reply from Steve Winns & Rob   
   Swindell also.     
      
      
   Here is one:   
      
   Synchronet was coded with some special drivers   
   to support DOSEMU, and uses a "socket handle" passed on the door's   
   command line to support DOSBOX (not sure of the exact nature of the   
   "socket handle", if it's a Fossil thing or OS thing).   
      
   So the question would be, does WINServer include support for socket   
   handles?   
      
   If so, something to get you started would be at   
   http://dosbox.bbsdev.net.   
      
   If not, you may have to rely on a totally inelegant solution such as   
   setting up an external door server, or go for the simplest solution of   
   running your BBS in a VM such as VirtualBox.   
      
   Hopefully somebody will have a better and more specific answer for   
   you.  In any case, hope this helps.   
      
   I will pass on what ever info I receive being I would like to be able to   
   still have doors on newer 32 bit OS after WinXP & Win2003 are no   
   longer supported by Microsoft and that date is coming up very fast.   
      
   Thanks   
      
   Greg Youngblood   
       
      
      
      
      
      
      
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