Subj : Re: What Legacy Technology Is Still Relevant?
To   : alt.bbs.doors
From : Guido
Date : Thu Dec 30 2004 04:40 pm

RhythmNp wrote:
> Unfortunately doors can't be written in Java.  There's no way to pass a
> connection from a non-Java program to a Java program :(  ie, you can't pass a
> connected Windows socket to a Java virtual machine.

Submit a form to write a file and have Java check to see if the file 
exists, and vice-versa. Semephore files?

>>Now for the most controversial question: Is modem support important to you?  
>>This is as opposed to telnet-only support. 
> 
> 
> Well if you do a 16bit DOS version, do it using FOSSIL and then it can run over
> a modem, as well as over a telnet FOSSIL driver.
> 
> If you choose not to make a 16bit DOS version: modem support in a Windows door
> is pretty much useless.  One Win32 doorkit supports Windows comm routines, but
> no BBS's actually support them compatably, so they're completely useless.  
> 
> In the end, what you support is up to you... it's difficult to get hard numbers
> on how many sysops are using each OS and each BBS software.  But the more ports
> you do, the more sysops will be able to run your door.

True, very true. FOSSIL is the way to go. It broadens the market.

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