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    From Ltning@VERT/ANDUIN to All on Saturday, October 04, 2025 19:58:00
    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.

    Any help would be most appreciated - and apologies if I should be posting this elsewhere.

    Wbr
    - Ltning
    /K


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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Ltning on Saturday, October 04, 2025 13:55:25
    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.
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  • From Ltning@VERT/ANDUIN to Digital Man on Saturday, October 04, 2025 22:18:00
    RE: Call straight to door?
    BY: Digital Man to Ltning on Sat Oct 04 2025 13:55:00

    Re: Call straight to door?
    By: Ltning to All on Sat Oct 04 2025 07:58 pm

    RLFOSSIL is working fine on that box, so now my question is - is there a to run a door program without a full-blown BBS in front? All that is need is basically something that speaks FOSSIL and does the job of accepting t "call" and handing control off to the door program right away.

    Have you looked into Doorway? I don't know if it can answer a modem call or not.

    Apparently it can; it has DWHOST which can do that. It doesn't drop a DOOR.SYS file but that isn't a problem. But I have already thrown money at the authors a couple of years ago without getting what I paid for (no response), and now their TLS certific

    Ah, the joys of digging up old stuff..

    - Ltning
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