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From: k9iu@iuvax.UUCP
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Subject: Remote Access software needed
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Date: Mon, 7-Dec-87 21:34:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  7 21:34:00 1987
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Organization: Indiana University CSCI, Bloomington
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Nf-From: iuvax.cs.indiana.edu!k9iu    Dec  7 21:34:00 1987


 I am looking for some software that will run on a PC XT that will enable
 me to redirect the input from the keyboard to the serial port.   Also,
 I would like to redirect output from the screen to the serial port.   In
 short, I would like to be able to call up a remote PC using a modem, and
 essentially "take over" what it is doing from the serial port.

 The remote PC will be running a bulletin board that will be using other
 serial ports -- moreover, the program writes directly to the screen, and
 uses function keys to execute commands.  The "remote access" of the BBS
 is for system administration.

 I have heard of a commercial product known as "Carbon Copy" that supposedly
 performs this task, but I am hesitant to purchase it for several reasons.
 First, I understand that the software is sufficiently encrypted so that it
 can only be used from one machine, and that two copies of the product are
 necessary -- one for each end.  Since the costs of each copy are substantial,
 this would give at best an inconvenient result for a large expenditure of
 money.  Does anyone know of any other products that allow remote access?

 Thanks in advance,

 Patrick Barkey

 k9iu@iuvax.indiana.edu
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