Board:   [WWIVnet] WWIV Networking
Subject: Re: Fido type networks
From:    Rushfan #1 @513
To:      Morgul #1 @8315
Date:    Sun Feb 07, 2021 20:00

M> Where do we stand now?  As I understand it, gating software is now
M> part of WWIV.  Is it still necessary to run a front end program like
M> Front Door?

Now instead of sending packets via YooHoo or ZedZap or IEMSI (FD, Binkley
Term), it's done over the internet using a protocol called BinkP.  the
networkb process (that wwivd spawns when something connects on the binkp) port
is both used for FTN as well as WWIVnet now.  So wwivd and networkb is
everything needed to receive FTN.

The networkf (network FTN) will convert the FTN packets to wwiv style packets
and then network1/2 toss them natively.  It's all integrated into the
wwivconfig network setup, and should just work.

I wasn't planning on supporting binkp, but when we needed some way to send
wwivnet packets that was easier than what we had on an old version of mdaemon
mail server, it seemed the easiest thing to do, worked out well since it
allowed real easy FTN support.

I run my bbs on linux and do wwivnet and fsxnet (a FTN network) using the
default software that comes with wwiv.

rushfan
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