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Message   Phil Kimble    mark lewis   Linux Qwk   April 30, 2018
 1:52 PM *  

Mark,

 PK>> I am looking for a qwk/Bluewave door to that would allow me to 
 PK>> download OLM/qwk packets from my Linux server. Without setting up a 
 PK>> bbs, that is.

 ml> umm... you have to have a bbs to run a door of any kind ;)
True. I was hoping to set something up as a cron job if possible.

 PK>> For clarification: I want to be able to login into my Linux mail hub,
 PK>> grab a qwk/Bluewave packet, download it to my desktop, read the mail,
 PK>> upload the packet, then send it into the FidoNet bliss.  All without
 PK>> setting up a bbs, which actually may be the easiest approach. But
 PK>> looking for recommendations.

 ml> why not just set up a point and do it the fidonet way? you can set up 
 ml> a point with three pieces of FTN software...

 ml> fastecho, fmail or hpt for tosser...
 ml> binkd for mailer...
 ml> timed or golded for reader...
 ml> no need for zip or any archivers if you send raw PKTs back and 
 ml> forth...

That pretty much describes my current system = binkd/hpt/htick/msged. Light
weight
& easy to manage. I tried to get golded setup but it wouldnt run. Limnited time
 
so I stayed close to what I know.

 ml> you don't say what OS you're running on your desktop... the above is 
 ml> pretty generic but geared toward winwhatever... for linux, hpt, 
 ml> binkd, and golded are what i'm using... i don't even use a nodelist 

My desktop is mac osx but also use Win7 vm. The fido system is a CentOS7 vps
box. 

 ml> Always Mount a Scratch Monkey

After a few months in the field, I find myself mounting most anything!!

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