Does anyone know just how the download functionality of the Ftelnet
web-based BBS term is supposed to work? The closest I've been able
to get with Mystic/Linux is using a combination of DOS emulator and antiquated Ymodem drivers on the BBS side, but rather than any sort of download dialog, once the download starts, the file(s) queued to download are dumped to the Ftelnet term as screen after scrolling screen of characters . Never any sort of "save file" or "save as" type dialog. Once the scolling stops you're back
at the Mystic menu, but rather than files saved, they are just 'viewed' instead during the 'download'. I've found little documention or support
on the download function of Ftelnet, other than it using Ymodem-G as it's protocol, nor have I found any boards where downloads in Ftelnet do
anything. Have any of you gotten it to work, or know how it is intended
to work? Thanks!

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On 24 Aug 2019 at 03:59p, Scarecrow pondered and said...

files saved, they are just 'viewed' instead during the 'download'. I've found little documention or support on the download function of Ftelnet, other than it using Ymodem-G as it's protocol, nor have I found any
boards where downloads in Ftelnet do anything. Have any of you gotten it to work, or know how it is intended to work? Thanks!

I have not really ever tried to use it (ftelnet) other than for telnet / ansi menu viewing and reading BBS content... but not for file transfers... yep it says somewhere it supports y modem etc. but to be honest I never tried hard
to get that sussed out.My view is it's better to point a BBS user to
Netrunner or SynchTerm to have a better download experience with.

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I have not really ever tried to use it (ftelnet) other than for telnet
/ ansi menu viewing and reading BBS content... but not for file transfers... yep it says somewhere it supports y modem etc. but to be honest I never tried hard to get that sussed out.My view is it's better
to point a BBS user to Netrunner or SynchTerm to have a better download experience with.

I did get it to work for File Area transfers, downloading QWK packets will require more thought to figure out some failures there if necessary.
We work with a small group of fledgling computer geeks that belong to a computer club at a local school. The school has them locked down pretty tightly on what they can access on the outside, about all they can do is
www from their lab, no telnet, mail, ftp, etc. So ftelnet gives them at
least some form of access to the BBS. You reckon I'm contributing to the delinquency of minors?? :)

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On 25 Aug 2019 at 04:15p, Scarecrow pondered and said...

I did get it to work for File Area transfers, downloading QWK packets

cool, well done.

necessary. We work with a small group of fledgling computer geeks that belong to a computer club at a local school. The school has them locked down pretty tightly on what they can access on the outside, about all
they can do is www from their lab, no telnet, mail, ftp, etc. So
ftelnet gives them at least some form of access to the BBS. You reckon
I'm contributing to the delinquency of minors?? :)

Not at all, I think you're doing them a great service... pity about the
locked down stuff but kinda of expected I guess..

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