According to Arno Verhoeven: While burning my CPU.
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> Richard Ferryman wrote:
> >
> > I am about to install Slackware 4.0 on a P200 machine and move away from my
> > dos based jnos. Can anyone tell me the best way to implement nos under
> > linux. I notice tnos is common but is it the best route. I am running ip
> > only with kiss eproms in standard tncs. No netrom. I handle nntp and
> > mail. Any advice
> > welcome as I don't want to end up configuring a system several times just
> > to get a good nos version.
> > Richard g4bbh
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> I would say.. none at all.
> I'm using Slackware myself (v4.0 and earlier) and have never used nos on
> my Linux box.
> All the ip stuff you need is already part of your standard set of
> networking tools/utilities.
> (telnet, ftp, clients, deamons, MTA, etc.)
>
Arno has a good point, however Richard (g4bbh) said, "I don't want to end up
configuring a system several times just to get a good nos version."
That can be interpreted in 2 ways, he wants advice on howto get nos up and
running but does not know which flavor to choose, or, what he may not know
is that the linux kernel offers just about all that nos offers as Arno
correctly points out, however for a newcommer to configure a linux system
without the slightest idea how the system works let alone look like _is_
more difficult to a newbie than it actualy is, let alone him upseting the
cart and giving his users headaches because they cant connect him while he
is configuring or trying to configure his new system for days on end.
At our local Radio Club we have been using Linux for years but as soon as
your normal Joe Bloggs ax25 user sees what he must do to configure his
machine to use ax25 under linux, forget it, you cant teach old dogs new
tricks, by that i mean faithfull dos users.
If Richard would like help and advice on getting started strait away using
what linux has to offer in the way of ax25, ip, nntp, etc, then let him
speak now, or forever hold his piece, not literaly of course.
Richard might be wanting to use nos to keep _his_ users happy, he did say
that he handels "nntp and mail" but not in what form mail is in, he might
have a lot of (dos) old dog, die hard type of users which he could lose or
upset if he changes to linux, that, one should remember when saying use the
linux kernel stuff.
What an end user sees when using telnet or ftp thesedays on the ampr.org is
most gateways still insist on using Xnos as a frontend and therefor giving
the impression that nos is still the way to go, in my opinion its not and i
seem to be like you Arno, in the minority.
Our country cousins across the pond still insist on using nos, thus so
creating the "impression" that nos is the way to go.
There are many good examples of a Linux gateway here in Holland
gw.pe1cig.ampr.org
pi5ehv.ampr.org
too mention just 2.
Remember this;
"Unix _IS_ user friendly... It's just selective about who its friends are."
Here endith the lesson.
> 73, Arno pe1icq
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Regards Richard.
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