On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 03:34:42AM +0100, Stegozor wrote: > Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote: > >On Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 04:19:15AM +0100, Julien Cristau wrote: > >>Package: xtel > >>Version: 3.3.0-5.4 > >>Severity: serious > > > >This should rather be removed entirely: > >- Last maintainer upload in 2003 > > Indeed, I tried to contact the maintainer a few months ago because > there's a problem under Ubuntu (xinetd and xteld issues, relatively easy > to fix & a bug has been filed on > https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/xtel/+bug/57303/) but I > never got a reply (and no error message either).
Sorry for the lack of support of this package. I'm really too busy for months at work. I tried to add xinetd support into xtel few months ago but didn't have time to test it before an upload. > >- 2 voting popcon users (most definitely NMUers/QA people only) > >- Minitel has ceased commercial operation according to Wikipedia > > end of 2006: > > Yes, but this is an error, I'll have to correct it in Wikipedia. The > international access from http://www.minitelfr.com has ceased for > individuals, but in France, the Minitel network has still around 5 > millions of Terminals and as much of emulators and it is still working. > Let alone these commercial services, there are still home run BBS-like > services, as an example see http://eureka.rxl1.com , where Xtel is > explicitly mentioned as a client for an access *via Internet*. So, IMHO, > Xtel shouldn't be removed any time soon. At worst, contact its author at > http://www.emulateur-xtel.org ... > > For current activity of Minitel, you may also have a look at > http://www.minitel.com . Well, wrt the large number of DSL/cable connections in France and the availability of almost all Minitel services over Internet, I don't think minitel is still actively used. But if you can help me to update the package, you're welcome. Especially, if you can test xtel along with xinetd, I could send my last work to you (not before the next week however). Best regards. -- Eric Delaunay | Le travail est trop sérieux pour le confier [EMAIL PROTECTED] | à ceux qui veulent se tuer avec. Jissey. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
