Subj : Re: Test
To   : Warpslide
From : akacastor
Date : Mon Jun 10 2024 09:54 pm

 Wa> I'm using Dosbox-staging over telnet.  I wanted to use Dosbox-X because
 Wa> it has paste but the telnet connections are much slower & have line
 Wa> noise.

The line noise is interesting - I don't think I have ever encountered that.  I wonder if DOSBox-X is negotiating the telnet connection correctly.  You have to send AT+NET1 to the 'modem' to properly enable the telnet protocol.  (though it's possible this may be different if you're on a different version than I've been using)  The telnet negotiation bytes might appear like line noise otherwise.  (a theory)

I hadn't noticed the connection being slower, I wonder if that is because DOSBox-X is emulating the com port speed while maybe DOSBox-Staging doesn't delay the bytes to match com port speed.

 Wa> Dosbox-staging has the phonebook (as does Dosbox-x) so I've mapped
 Wa> 5551212 to go to my BBS and a few other fake phone numbers to dial
 Wa> others in the Telix dialing directory so I don't have to manually type
 Wa> in atdt agency.bbs.nz

I haven't actually been using the phonebook, but now that you mention it I realize I am silly not to.  I just manually type in ATDTaddress to connect, for the boards that don't fit into the Telix dialing directory.

 Wa> Downloads always work but uploads are hit & miss.  Sometimes I just fire
 Wa> up Icy Term and upload it that way.  I don't really intend to fully use
 Wa> offline mail, but it's a nostalgia trip for sure.

I know what the upload problem is!  There's a bug in the DOSBox telnet implementation, it doesn't correctly escape FF bytes when sending (FF is also the IAC code used for telnet protocol negotiation).  I've patched this in my copy of DOSBox-X but haven't upstreamed it anywhere yet.  The good news is it's an easily solvable issue.

 Wa> I really like using Telix, it's pretty quick and responsive.  I have a
 Wa> patch that takes away the nag screens but it still says "Unregistered"
 Wa> in the bottom left of the screen.

I am running Telix 3.22 and found a keygen for it, I think it's the same version I remember running back in the day so I've been happy with it.


Chris/akacastor

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