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From: Anthony Hill <ahill@interconnect.com.au>
To: John Scharles <johns@cruz.isle.net>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD as telnet server
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On Mon, 9 Sep 1996, John Scharles wrote:

> connect to the bbs through the serial ports. Could FreeBSD be set up so that
> when someone telnetted to its address it would transfer through the serial
> port and get the login screen from the bbs? (esoft has a rather expensive
> box for tbbs that seems to allow this)

This would be quite possible using a fairly minimal FreeBSD system. Let 
me know if you need some help setting it up.

			regards,
			Anthony Hill