Board:   [WWIVnet] WWIV Networking
Subject: Re: Fido type networks
From:    Weatherman #1 @1 (Mark)
To:      Morgul #1 @8315
Date:    Mon Feb 08, 2021 20:05

M> So, back in the day, to be on a FTN, we had to run Front Door (or some
M> other  front end mailer program), and gating software such as WWIVToss to
M> be able to  integrate Fido <-> WWIV.
M>
M> Where do we stand now? As I understand it, gating software is now part of
M> WWIV. Is it still necessary to run a front end program like Front Door? If
M> so, any suggestions for a good on that runs on Linux?
M>
M> I'm interested in adding FidoNet back to the board, just seeing what all
M> is  involved these days.

The latest WWIV can handle FTN networks natively.  I don't believe it can gate
or hub, but it can receive as an end node without issue.

fsxnet is a highly recommended FTN network that gets lots of traffic you might
be interested in.  I carry it over here if you want to take a look.  I have the
majority of active FTN networks here.  I use D'Bridge as my hub, but it runs on
Windows.

- Mark

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