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TNOS FAQ-0.2 released.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Dent)
Wed Nov 15 02:50:04 1995
From: Mike Dent <mike@unixphf.ampr.org>
To: linux-announce%vger.rutgers.edu@lurpac.lancs.ac.uk
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 23:51:25 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: tnos-topics%lantz.com@lurpac.lancs.ac.uk,
tnos-faq%lantz.com@lurpac.lancs.ac.uk,
nos-bbs%hydra.carleton.ca@lurpac.lancs.ac.uk
Reply-To: linux-announce-owner@vger.rutgers.edu
I have just recently finished and released the third edition of the
TNOS FAQ. Here is a brief description of what TNOS is, from the FAQ.
The FAQ is at version 0.2.
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TNOS is a multi-threaded application that contains a complete implimentation
of industry standard TCP/IP with drivers, applications, and support for
use in an RF environment, primarily the Amateur Packet Radio environment.
There are two versions, one that runs under MS-DOS/PC-DOS/DR-DOS and any
multi-taskers that support virtual DOS boxes, and the other which runs as
an application under Linux/FreeBSD, and maybe other unix systems.
TNOS serves as a good dedicated router, firewall, email exchanger, gateway,
etc.
TNOS is derived from KA9Q NOS, and has many of the same roots as JNOS, another
KA9Q derivitive.
Some of the TNOS differences from JNOS:
More stable
More effective memory management and usage
More fully featured BBS
Some degree of user interface
Enhanced Conferencing application
Information servers
TScript scripting language
High degree of configuration flexibility
TCPGATE for support of remote services
Pseudo-White Pages support
Local rlogin server for remote administration
Separate AX25 and IP callsigns
Fully configurable for security concerns
Full on-line help system
Mailing list groups
Remote request server
User selectable email delegation
Email address translation, for email gatewaying
TNOS is supported by it's author,
Brian A. Lantz/KO4KS, and several Internet mailing lists.
A lot more information on what TNOS is can be found
at http://www.lantz.com/tnos/whatis.tnos.html.
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Here is the lsm entry:-
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Begin3
Title: TNOS Frequently Asked Questions.
Version: 0.2
Entered-date: 14th November, 1995
Description: This is the third release of the TNOS FAQ.
It is now no longer a BETA release, it seems to be
providing a useful reference.
You should find 3 versions of the FAQ. PostScript (.ps)
HTML (.html) and ascii text (.txt).
Note, the FAQ is written in HTML and translated to txt and ps
using Netscape 1.1. Later releases may possibly be written
in SGML.
Keywords: TNOS FAQ tnos faq frequently asked questions
Author: mike@lurpac.lancs.ac.uk (Mike Dent)
Maintained-by: mike@lurpac.lancs.ac.uk (Mike Dent)
Primary-site: ftp://ftp.lantz.com/tnos/faq/
FAQ-0.2.html.gz 29600
FAQ-0.2.ps.gz 40206
FAQ-0.2.txt.gz 28376
FAQ-0.2.lsm 1143
Alternate-site: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/ham/
TNOS-FAQ-0.2.html.gz 29600
TNOS-FAQ-0.2.ps.gz 40206
TNOS-FAQ-0.2.txt.gz 28376
TNOS-FAQ-0.2.lsm 1143
Platform: Anything you can view .txt, .html or .ps
Copying-policy: Free for Amateur Radio and educational use, as long as the
FAQ remains intact. additions/corrections to the author.
(c) Mike Dent 1995.
End
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Note: These files will be in the incoming directory at sunsite.unc.edu
but should be moved to /pub/Linux/apps/ham/.
NOTE: you should also find the FAQ at the TNOS mirror site:-
ftp://mwmicro.com/pub/linux/tnos/faq
within a day or so.
Mike.
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"I remember whan NOS was NET and all you got was "Welcome to TTY-link.." "
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