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    From Flavio Bessa@2:460/58 to All on Wed Jan 6 02:35:10 2021
    Hello all, what would be the recommended Binkp/Binkd software to use under DOS? I have been trying this wonderful tool called Indigo - which converts the BlueWave and . REP files into FTN-style packages, transforming BlueWave reader into a point system - but it doesn't have a suitable mailer.

    I have been experimenting with Internet Rex, but would like to use an easier software - any recommendations will be more than welcome

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  • From Bob Roberts@1:218/840 to Flavio Bessa on Tue Jan 5 15:59:08 2021
    Hello all, what would be the recommended Binkp/Binkd software to use under DOS? I have been trying
    this wonderful tool called Indigo - which converts the BlueWave and . REP files into FTN-style
    packages, transforming BlueWave reader into a point system - but it doesn't have a suitable mailer.

    Thats pretty cool. I might be interested in something like that.

    I have been experimenting with Internet Rex, but would like to use an easier software - any
    recommendations will be more than welcome

    Let us know if you get it working. :-)

    Bob Roberts
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  • From August Abolins@2:460/58 to Flavio Bessa on Wed Jan 6 03:14:08 2021
    Hello all, what would be the recommended Binkp/Binkd software to use under DOS? I have been trying this wonderful tool called Indigo - which converts the BlueWave and . REP files into FTN-style packages, transforming BlueWave reader into a point system - but it doesn't have a suitable mailer.

    I have been experimenting with Internet Rex, but would like to use an easier software - any recommendations will be more than welcome

    I use OpenXP on my WinXP-based system. OpenXP is a "console-based" system, but I am not sure if it can just operate in a pure DOS environment. I'll try to find out. Meanwhile, you see what it looks like with the Screenshots at https://openxp.kolico.ca


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  • From Flavio Bessa@2:460/58 to Bob Roberts on Wed Jan 6 04:10:09 2021
    Hello all, what would be the recommended Binkp/Binkd software to use under DOS? I have been trying
    this wonderful tool called Indigo - which converts the BlueWave and . REP files into FTN-style
    packages, transforming BlueWave reader into a point system - but it doesn't have a suitable mailer.

    Thats pretty cool. I might be interested in something like that.

    I have been experimenting with Internet Rex, but would like to use an easier software - any
    recommendations will be more than welcome

    Let us know if you get it working. :-)

    Bob Roberts

    It is great! If you want to give it a try, take a look at:

    https://www.softwolves.pp.se/sw/files/

    You will be able to download Indigo 0.01 from there.


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  • From Flavio Bessa@2:460/58 to August Abolins on Wed Jan 6 04:11:11 2021
    I use OpenXP on my WinXP-based system. OpenXP is a "console-based" system, but I am not sure if it can just operate in a pure DOS environment. I'll try to find out. Meanwhile, you see what it looks like with the Screenshots at https://openxp.kolico.ca

    I have used OpenXP for a while, but unfortunately it can't be used for that. I needed a Binkp-compatible mailer, plain and simple


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  • From August Abolins@2:460/58 to Flavio Bessa on Wed Jan 6 07:00:08 2021
    I have used OpenXP for a while, but unfortunately it can't be used for that. I needed a Binkp-compatible mailer, plain and simple

    I thought that since you were "struggling" with converting QWK to FTN and needed a mailer, then an all-in-one solution like OpenXP would work.

    But if you want to specifically build different parts and stitch them together as a working system, then power to you! :-)


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  • From Flavio Bessa@2:460/58 to August Abolins on Wed Jan 6 13:29:26 2021
    I thought that since you were "struggling" with converting QWK to FTN and needed a mailer, then an all-in-one solution like OpenXP would work.

    But if you want to specifically build different parts and stitch them together as a working system, then power to you! :-)

    That?s where the fun lives!


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  • From Mauro Veiga@4:801/194.2 to Bob Roberts on Wed Jan 6 12:24:57 2021
    Quoting Bob Roberts to Flavio Bessa <=-

    Hello all, what would be the recommended Binkp/Binkd software to use under
    DOS? I have been trying FB> this wonderful tool called Indigo - which converts the BlueWave and . REP files into FTN-style FB> packages, transforming BlueWave reader into a point system - but it doesn't have
    a suitable mailer.
    Thats pretty cool. I might be interested in something like that.

    I have been experimenting with Internet Rex, but would like to use an
    easier software - any FB> recommendations will be more than welcome

    Let us know if you get it working. :-)

    IREX + INDIGO + BlueWave working very fine here. :-)



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  • From Bob Roberts@1:218/840 to Mauro Veiga on Wed Jan 6 10:02:54 2021
    IREX + INDIGO + BlueWave working very fine here. :-)

    MeSSaGe SiTTeR 1.00 - Full Version
    --- Indigo/DOS 0.01+Blue Wave/DOS

    What is Message Sitter?

    Bob Roberts
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  • From Benny Pedersen@2:230/0 to Flavio Bessa on Thu Dec 23 02:42:56 2021
    Hello Flavio!

    06 Jan 2021 04:10, Flavio Bessa wrote to Bob Roberts:

    Thats pretty cool. I might be interested in something like that.

    I have been experimenting with Internet Rex, but would like to use
    an easier software - any recommendations will be more than welcome


    Let us know if you get it working. :-)

    Bob Roberts

    It is great! If you want to give it a try, take a look at:

    https://www.softwolves.pp.se/sw/files/

    You will be able to download Indigo 0.01 from there.

    will it work with FreeDOS ?

    how to add tcp networking to FreeDOS, i am a begin'er :=)


    Regards Benny

    ... too late to die young :)

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  • From debian@1:154/154 to Benny Pedersen on Wed Jul 20 01:07:24 2022
    I never actually used this in FreeDos, but it should work none the less -

    Make sure you have the DOS drivers for your ethernet card. Once oyou install them, make sure to take note of the software interrupt number (I believe for network cards, it is 0x60 - atleast that is what it is for my Xircom PE3). You will need to supply this number to your TCP stack.

    Microsoft Network Manager may work on FreeDOS, but I have never tried it. I would recommend MTCP as it is newer. When you configure MTCP, you will need to know the interrupt number of your ethernet driver.

    MTCP should have documentation to walk you through configuring it. Sorry I can't help much further.

    KG7UJH

    How ya gonna do it? PS/2 it!

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