Hi everyone, I'm trying to configure FrontDoor 24.01 on DosBox-x with Windows 7 32-bit so I can exchange Fidonet mail with IEMSI with my main BBS node, which has the address mail.velenobbs.net and responds on port 24554.
The question is this: how do I tell FrontDoor to call my node 2:333/808 at that address and port for mail exchange?
Node 2:333/808 is working correctly and uses Synchronet BBS with BinkP.

Thanks
Thomas

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29 Jan 26 21:43, Thomas Bampi wrote to All:

Hi everyone, I'm trying to configure FrontDoor 24.01 on DosBox-x with Windows 7 32-bit so I can exchange Fidonet mail with IEMSI with my
main BBS node, which has the address mail.velenobbs.net and responds
on port 24554. The question is this: how do I tell FrontDoor to call
my node 2:333/808 at that address and port for mail exchange? Node 2:333/808 is working correctly and uses Synchronet BBS with BinkP.

I don't think you have an EMSI mailer at port 24554. :)

But if you would have an EMSI mailer in port 23, you could put the next line to fdnode.ctl:

phone 2:333/808 mail.velenobbs.net

FD doesn't do binkp. Yet! :)

'Tommi

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On 29 Jan 2026, Thomas Bampi said the following...

Hi everyone, I'm trying to configure FrontDoor 24.01 on DosBox-x with Windows 7 32-bit so I can exchange Fidonet mail with IEMSI with my main BBS node, which has the address mail.velenobbs.net and responds on port 24554. The question is this: how do I tell FrontDoor to call my node 2:333/808 at that address and port for mail exchange?
Node 2:333/808 is working correctly and uses Synchronet BBS with BinkP.

I'm not sure if I completely understand but I'll try to respond.

FD needs a modem or a virtual modem.

In Windows, ant it'll do DOS boxes, I use NetSerial. It acts like a modem and it'll give me a telnet port to call... Lets say 2300. ... and it'll act like a modem.

I know someone who uses something like this... bbs.dsbbs.com.

You call his BBS and it'll ask you to press escape twice and in you go. Though he doesn't use FD he uses DOS based mailer (DB) and a DOS BBS RA>

I use NetSerial with a Windows Based BBS whereby I have 1 mode send mail back and forth like the old days.

OS/2
:Start
Ray Gwinn's comm drivers for OS/2, V1.60d.
SIO.SYS and VSIO.SYS are replacements of the
OS2 communications drivers COM.SYS and
VCOM.SYS which come with OS/2. VX00.SYS
provides FOSSIL and virtual 16550 support
for DOS programs SIO can be ordered to
supporting any number of ports. Vmodem now
has both inbound and outbound Telnet.
:Stop

Look for this file for OS/2 if you want it to work in OS/2.

Back to DOS... You need to vitalize a com port.


I gave you a BBS address I'd call that and ask the Sysop what he does.

IB Joe, Pronouns (FJB/LGB)
AKA Joe Schweier
SysOp of 4A 6F 65 73 42 42 53
-=JoesBBS.com=-

... Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist.

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