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|    Marceline Jones to IB JOE    |
|    Re: External mailer    |
|    28 Feb 21 16:52:00    |
      TZUTC: -0800       MSGID: 1099.wildcat!@1:103/705 24a07624       REPLY: 1:342/201 0320ef75       PID: Synchronet 3.18c-Win32 master/16690e16f Feb 22 2021 MSC 1928       TID: SBBSecho 3.13-Linux master/160606e4c Feb 22 2021 GCC 8.3.0       BBSID: VERT       CHRS: ASCII 1        MJ> IJ> You cannot use a DOS mailer with a Windows 32bit program. Use a        MJ> IJ> Windows mailer and you'll be able to achieve what you want. SexPOTS        MJ> IJ> with a Windows based mailer will work fine. BTW, if you ran your WC4        MJ> IJ> BBS use D'bridge because it has Binkp built right into it...         MJ> MJ> Does SexPOTS work with virtual modems (eg. an inbound call via TCP/IP        MJ>         MJ> If SexPOTS forwards connections via telnet then it should be able to pass        MJ> callers from a DOS mailer to wcOnline right (because there is no issue        MJ> with direct serial port access or FOSSIL required) ?               IJ> You cannot mix a DOS mailer with a Windows based modem program...        IJ> that's it... download, setup, and test this yourself it does not work.              I believe it can be done. But it depends on how SexPOTS was coded. I am       clarifying these details with the author.               IJ> If you have wcOnline I'm sure your BBS has telnet... get your users to        IJ> call your BBS with that... there is absolutely no need to have a        IJ> mailer pass a user... If you want a mailer... setup whatever you want        IJ> and let it run independently of the BBS....               But I need to have my BBS callers see a "Press |
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