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Subject: Changeover from IRex BinkP to binkd (OS/2) Date: Thu Dec 10 2020 09:58 am
From: Michiel van der Vlist To: Marc Lewis

Hello Marc,

On Wednesday December 09 2020 22:45, you wrote to All:

 ML> The version I have shows this about itself:

 ML> -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-CUT-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-
 ML> [c:\binkd]BINKD2E -vv
 ML> Binkd 1.0.4 (Aug 25 2014 09:23:44/OS2)
 ML> Compilation flags: gcc (emx), https, ntlm, amiga_4d_outbound.
 ML> Facilities: fsp1035 rfc2553emu
 ML> -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-CUT-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-

That is not the latest version. The latest version is binkd/1.1a-111/OS2
binkp/1.1

Ask Tommi Koivula. He alway compiles the latest OS/2 version.

 ML> Does this mean that it will not work with a Binkley style outbound?

Binkd works fine with BSO. In fact, it only works with BSO.

I dropped Irex about 10 years ago. It worked fine, but it had some annoying
bugs that would never be fixed because it is abondonware. The final straw was
that I wanted my system to upgrade to IPv6 and Irex will never support IPv6.

As my Irex was working together with InterMail (fork of Frontdoor), it was not
operating in BSO mode, so I had to convert my system from AMA to BSO. That was
a bit of work but I never regretted making the jump. I dropped POTS in the
process.

Making the OS/2 version of binkd do IPv6 is a bit of a challenge since OS/2
does not support IPv6 and in all likehood never will. I liked OS/2, but dropped 
it 20 years ago because I could not make it talk to Novell Personal Netware.
But I do not want to start an OS war here...

 ML> Is there someplace I can find complete documentation on its set-up and
 ML> operation?

Not really. There is a sample config floating around somewhere. It is not
entirely up tp date. But you can get lots of help here...


Cheers, Michiel

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