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From: pml@casetek.casetek.UUCP (Pat Lashley)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Need MINIX uucp and bbs.
Message-ID: <126@casetek.casetek.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Aug-87 16:35:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: casetek.126
Posted: Wed Aug 12 16:35:22 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 15-Aug-87 01:30:01 EDT
Reply-To: pml@casetek.UUCP (Pat Lashley)
Organization: CASE Technology, Mountain View
Lines: 39
Keywords: minix, uucp, fido, communications, bbs
Summary: Request for info regarding MINIX communications software


The powers-that-be at my company have decided to set up a bulletin board
for our (mostly PC-DOS) customers.  Since we have only one modem-compatible
phone line, I may lose my uucp mail and news access.  As you might imagine,
I am looking (desperately) for a solution which will allow both to co-exist.

For security reasons, the bbs must run on a PC, which would have only
very controlled access to the other on-site machines.

If all of the necessary parts are available, my proposed solution is to
run MINIX on the PC, with uucp logins for the connections with other un*x
machines, and a different login for the bbs connections.

It would be acceptable for the rmail and rnews to be relativly simple-minded
forwarding programs.

Unfortunately I will not be allocated much (if any) time to perform ports
if the software is not available in a `make-and-run' form.

Now for the questions.

1) Is uucp available for MINIX?
   a) Is uucp mail handling available?
   b) Is uucp news handling available?

2) Is there a good bulletin board system available for MINIX.  Fido
   compatibility would be a major plus.

3) If none of this is possible, is there some way to make Fido act as a
   (mostly invisible) gate for uucp traffic?  (I know that this one is
   not really a MINIX question... )


Thanks for the help,
-Pat
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