Subj : The TELEPORTER
To   : All
From : warmfuzzy
Date : Sat May 16 2020 00:36:48

Hi everyone,
I'm setting up a system that I call TELEPORTER.  I have given it that name
because it "teleports" a user from one system to the next.  Here's how it
works:  First a person uses a POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) line to call
in to my modem at my house, the connection is established, then the dial-up
BBS user is shown a list of an arbitrary list of BBSes, the user then selects
which BBS they want to connect to, and are TELNET-OUT'd to that board.  So
from one POTS line from the user, to the one POTS line of my modem, to
whereever is listed as an option to connect to TELNET/SSH/RLOGON of whatever
BBS.  1....2....3.... done!

How does this idea sound?

I've purchased two USR 56k v92 vEverything External Serial Modems to get this
to work.  I'll only be using a single line for dial-in, but I bought two of
these things so that I can personally test out the quality of the connection
between two good local modems.  As you might be thinking : "Who on earth has
a serial port now-a-days" ... thats a good point.  I was able to find a USB
to RS232 (9-pin) plug with a controller chip built right inside of the
adaptor head.  It is by UGREEN and sets up a COM port or ttySx port in a very
slick fashion.  It set me back around $14 USD.  The modems cost me around $50
a piece from eBay (including shipping).  I've purchased a POTS line from my
local phone company which sets me back around $30 CAD/month, thats $20 USD.

Currently the only BBSes that are supported for TELEPORTING out to are
PHATstar affiliated systems.  I don't intend on changing that.  I want to
make this really family friendly.

Back to the technical side, I'll be connecting the modem to the TELNET
servers via a program called SEXPOTS by the Synchronet developer.  Its a
fairly simple process, its just getting the glue to stick the parts together
thats the issue.

Oh, and a 1-800 style number has been purchased, so people can dial-in for
free from anywhere in Canada to the USA.  Time limits will be several hours,
and a thing that I really love is the last four digits end in PHAT (as in
PHATstar)

I will be giving out more information including connection details once the
system has been well tested.  I'm not into the whole Windows '95 / VISTA type
thing: this is going to be solid before going public

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