Subj : Re: DOS BBS in Win2000
To   : Torbjorn Mohn
From : Doug Gleason
Date : Thu Jul 13 2000 02:40 pm

 *** Quoting Torbjorn Mohn from a message to Craig Healy ***

 > DOS apps can access the COM port without a FOSSIL.  I'm typing
 > this connected with Telix 3.22 for DOS on a Win2000 machine.  No
 > FOSSIL.

 TM> NT/win2000 will let a DOS program access the com port without a
 TM> fossil. What it will NOT do however, is let go of the COM port from
 TM> one DOS app to another, hence the problem Doug Gleason was
 TM> describing. Same problem occurs if you try and run a DOS based door
 TM> from a BBS system.

I have the doors working using Winfossil-NT on the dial up line, and INTI14 
that comes with COM/IP on the Telnet lines.  The only two things keeping me 
from switching over to Win2000 is the BGfax problem, and a upload problem I 
having in the BBS.

  Doug

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