Re: *alpha* version of telnet bbs for apple II folks.. (testing)

[Chris Morse <chris@sorry.no.spam.com>]

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 07:10:47 GMT, Steve Nickolas <dosius@dosius.com>
wrote:

>On Sun, 11 Jan 2004, Chris Morse wrote:
>
>> The version running now has the whole login, new user registration,
>> and lost password recovery system working.  So you can connect and
>> create a new account.  When you create a new account, the bbs will
>> e-mail you a "validation code" that you type in the first time you log
>> in.
>
>Looks a tad buggy but usable (well, with Linux telnet in a 
>nonstandard-sized xterm) to get the first login at least... :]
>
>> If you have any ideas for the bbs, feel free to let me know.  I'm sure
>> I haven't thought of everything.  
>
>If you do software and I can figure out a way to upload, maybe I can 
>scrounge up a few things of interest :P
>
>-uso.

I'll try it with a linux machine I have installed in a virtual pc...

After you connect, it sends the welcome and login immediately..

Also, it's 100% ASCII.. It's not a "real" telnet connection; that is,
it doesn't start the connection off as an NVT (network virtual
terminal) as per the official telnet specs.  I suspect that your
telnet client is trying to do some negotiating once the connection is
established.  That being the case, you should experience the same
behaviour if you were to telnet the same way to an SMTP or POP3
server.

// CHRIS