Subj : Re: Usenet/News to FTN gateway software?
To   : Ragnarok
From : Zip
Date : Tue Aug 16 2022 03:06 pm

Hello Ragnarok!

On 15 Aug 2022, Ragnarok said the following...
 Ra> i interested in your setup.
 Ra> i want to setup ifcico via mgetty to dialup session.

I have configured some of this here.

Will you be using it for BBS and/or FTN use?
And, will you be using it for incoming/outgoing calls, or both?

Ifcico does not keep itself running, but instead has to be scheduled via cron or something similar to perform outgoing calls, on demand. This can be a bit tricky, and needs some careful though when combining it with an existing mailer such as binkd, if you want to use ifcico as a fall-back alternative for outgoing mail.

BBS use will typically involve a script to either perform local Telnet to the BBS, or to set the necessary environment variables and execute the BBS software "directly" -- if the BBS software is compatible with this (stdin/stdout communications).

However, if you're running Synchronet, I believe SEXPOTS (http://wiki.synchro.net/util:sexpots) is the way to go for dial-in?
Although I have no idea if that would support FTN connections.

Best regards
Bj”rn

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