GRAHAM@IUCF.BITNET (02/08/90)
Does anyone know where I may find communications software that allows the Amiga to function as a Fidonet node? Thanks. GRAHAM@IUCF.BITNET
AWKSG@UOTTAWA.BITNET (Alan Kelm) (02/09/90)
> GRAHAM@IUCF.BITNET writes: > > Does anyone know where I may find communications software > that allows the Amiga to function as a Fidonet node? > There is, in fact, some FIDONET software for the Amiga. I know for a fact that you can set up your Amiga as a POINT off of a fido node. I don't know if you can set up your Amiga as a FIDONET NODE, however. (A friend of mine (Russell McOrmond) runs a very active FIDO node on the bridgecard in his A2000, but I don't count that). There is Amiga software called WELMAT which is a session handler which logs into FIDONET boards and does message and file transfers. To read the messages you can use a program called CONFMAIL and another called RMB. There is another, new solution, a package called JULIET developped locally (I have been an alpha tester) which does a very nice job and uses proportional fonts, etc. To get further information on this, send a message to Russell McOrmond@1:163/109 who is very enthusiastic, and will help you get started if you are interested. - A. Kelm