FrontDoor FX for DOS 960126 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introducing FrontDoor FX, "FDFX" hereafter, the slick file-express client for MS-DOS compatible environments. FDFX was designed to allow almost any application to send and receive files via a FrontDoor-based network of clients and servers. Featuring the same reliable file-transfer and session negotiation protocols as FrontDoor and FrontDoor APX, FDFX gives new meaning to the expression "no-brainer". FDFX provides an application developer with the ability to simply specify which files to send and/or fetch from the FrontDoor server, without having to take the "how-to" into consideration. This makes FDFX ideal for distributed databases, electronic ordering systems, and other similar applications where built-in e-mail functionality is not a requirement. Reliable communication means that nothing is distorted or corrupted during file-transfers, even across extremely poor line conditions. If a FAX were to be used to send a manuscript back and forth for repeated editing and revisions, it would very soon be completely illegible. With FDFX, the actual file can be sent back and forth an unlimited number of times without ever losing a single character. An added advantage is that the same software can be used to edit/process the files/documents at both locations. Make no mistake about it, FDFX is not a "third-party library" or "collection of source code" - it is a complete automated data-transfer solution using proven and reliable technology. Utilizing FDFX to transfer data may involve as little as adding one line of source code to an existing application. FDFX can add inter-connectivity to your application today.. What are you waiting for? Minimum hardware/software requirements: - An AT, 386, 486, Pentium, PS/2, or 100% BIOS compatible machine. - 175-200 Kb of available RAM - MS-DOS/PC-DOS 3.3 or above. - Asynchronous modem utilizing the AT command set (*) - FrontDoor server (*)When using an interface layer such as INT 14H or a FOSSIL driver, FDFX can be connected to virtually any device, including high- speed ISDN dial-up adapters. Features: - Simple installation and operation, up and running in less than 15 minutes - Well-written and simple documentation - Secure sessions, utilizing session password protection - File requests/attachments - FSC-39 and full 4D addressing support. - Can be command-line driven - Supports DTE speeds of up to 115.2 KBps - Supports the use of NS16550A[FN] FIFOs for high speed modems - Supports the use of FOSSIL drivers - Supports modem I/O via INT 14H for LAN modem redirectors - EMSI support (Zmodem only) - EMSI/MD5 support for enhanced security - The ability to source time, date, or both, from a FrontDoor server - The ability to answer inbound calls and allow a FrontDoor server to deliver mail and files as well as pick-up waiting mail and files. - Does not utilize a nodelist or other form of "address-database" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All trademarks and product names are property of their respective owners. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- For additional information on FDFX, FrontDoor APX, and FrontDoor, contact United States and Canada: Elsewhere: James Smith ComDas GmbH Online Communications, Inc. Attn: Rainer Neubauer 22 State Street Rathgeberstrasse 43c Bangor, Maine 04401 D-91074 Herzogenaurach USA Germany Telephone: 1 207 941 1110 Telephone: +49 9132 78160 Modem: 1 207 990 3511 Modem: +49 9132 798065 E-Mail: 1:132/300@fidonet E-Mail: 2:2490/1510@fidonet 255:2001/0@fdnet 255:3049/102@fdnet --------------------------------------------------------------------- // end of file "info.fx"