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   Digital Man to Ltning   
   Call straight to door?   
   04 Oct 25 13:55:25   
   
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     Re: Call straight to door?   
     By: Ltning to All on Sat Oct 04 2025 07:58 pm   
      
    > Hola!   
    >   
    > I'm running my Synchronet/2 along with a second 286 PC occasionally running   
    > the DOS version. The main reason I run the DOS node is that I'm playing with   
    > a way for visitors to sign a guest book (long story), and running a full   
    > Synchronet seems a bit overkill.   
    >   
    > RLFOSSIL is working fine on that box, so now my question is - is there a way   
    > to run a door program without a full-blown BBS in front? All that is needed   
    > is basically something that speaks FOSSIL and does the job of accepting the   
    > "call" and handing control off to the door program right away.   
    >   
    > This needs to work in DOS, and preferably not require a 386. RLFOSSIL does   
    > technically require a 386 but with EMU386 it actually works on a 286 as   
    > well.   
      
   Have you looked into Doorway? I don't know if it can answer a modem call or   
   not.   
   --    
                                               digital man (rob)   
      
   Synchronet/BBS Terminology Definition #31:   
   FDSZ = FOSSIL DSZ (by Chuck Forsberg)   
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