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From: CCMARKM@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU (Mark Moody)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Migration of BBS to TCP/IP
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Date: 2 Apr 91 22:09:08 GMT
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Several of the departments on our campus operate BBS systems for various
purposes using the common dial-up modem technology.  We are interested in
migrating these systems to make them available through our network services
which is using TCP/IP.  Basically we would like to make possible to telnet
to a BBS and access it as if you had dialed it up with a modem.  At the same
time we need to retain the dial-up access at least for the time being.
has anyone attempted any thing along these lines?  I had an idea of developing
a sort of front end that would sit between the BBS software and the COM
port(s) as well as a telnet server of some type and then present a uniform
incoming connection to the BBS software.  I haven't worked directly with
these machines yet, so I don't know any specifics.  I just want to see if
there has been any work in this area before and see what other suggestions
might be had.  please respond to me and I'll summarize if their is interest.


Mark Moody
MOREnet - MissOuri Research and Educational network
University of Missouri - Columbia
CCMARKM@umcvmb.missouri.edu  (preffered)
mark@noc.missouri.edu        (alternate)