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<H2><A NAME=SECTION00346000000000000000>1.4.6 Telecommunications and BBS software</A></H2>
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If you have a modem, you will be able to communicate with other machines
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using one of the telecommunications packages available for Linux. Many people
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use telecommunications software to access bulletin board systems (BBSs),
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as well as commercial online services such as Prodigy, CompuServe, and
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America On-Line. Other people use their modems to connect to a UNIX system at
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work or school. You can even use your modem and Linux system to send and
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receive facsimiles. Telecommunications software under Linux is very similar to
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that found under MS-DOS or other operating systems. Anyone who has ever
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used a telecommunications package will find the Linux equivalent familiar.
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One of the most popular communications packages for Linux is
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Seyon, an X application providing a customizable,
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ergonomic interface, with built-in support for various file transfer
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protocols such as Kermit, ZModem, and so on. Other telecommunications
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programs include C-Kermit, <tt>pcomm</tt>, and <tt>minicom</tt>. These are
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similar to communications programs found on other operating systems, and
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are quite easy to use.
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If you do not have access to a SLIP server (see the previous section),
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you can use <tt>term</tt>
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to multiplex your serial line. <tt>term</tt> will allow you to open
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multiple login sessions over the modem connection to a remote machine.
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<tt>term</tt> will also allow you to redirect X client connections to your
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local X server, through the serial line, allowing you to display remote
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X applications on your Linux system.
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Another software package, KA9Q, implements a similar SLIP-like interface.
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Running a bulletin board system (BBS) is a favorite hobby (and means of
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income) for many people. Linux supports a wide range of BBS software, most
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of which is more powerful than what is available for other operating systems.
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With a phone line, a modem, and Linux, you can turn your system into a BBS,
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providing dial-in access to your system to users worldwide. BBS software
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for Linux includes XBBS and the UniBoard BBS packages.
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Most BBS software locks the user into a menu-based system where only certain
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functions and applications are available. An alternative to BBS access is
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full UNIX access, which would allow users to dial into your system and login
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as a regular user. While this would require a fair amount of maintenance
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on the part of the system administrator, it can be done, and providing public
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UNIX access from your Linux system is not difficult to do.
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Along with a TCP/IP network, you can provide electronic mail and
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news access to users on your system.
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If you do not have access to a TCP/IP network or UUCP feed,
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Linux will also allow you to communicate with a number of BBS networks,
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such as FidoNet, with which you can exchange electronic news and mail via
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the phone line. More information on telecommunications and BBS software
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under Linux can be found in Chapter <A HREF="node197.html#chapadvanced">5</A>.
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<P><ADDRESS>
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<I>Matt Welsh <BR>
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mdw@sunsite.unc.edu</I>
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