About
TransNet is a versatile gateway for MS-DOS that connects Fidonet to the Internet. It features:
- Fidonet netmail to Internet email
- Fidonet echomail to Internet mailing lists
- Hosts Internet mailing lists
- Serves files over email
- Versatile access control lists
- Header and footer templates
- Address aliasing
- Supports Fidonet BBSs
- Supports Fidonet FrontDoor and Binkley-style mail software
- Supports Fidonet domains
TransNet requires a POP3 email account, and a dedicated Fidonet address. Email processing works similar to common mailing list programs.
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Blog
15/04/2001
TransNet has been released as open-source. I just want to warn you that this is old code, and is thus not very elegant...
29/07/1998
TransNet Mail Utilites for Windows 1.2 is out... An important bugfix in Netmail 2.10 didn't send empty lines, thus the Fidonet link system didn't work.
21/07/1998
TransNet Mail Utilites for Windows 1.1 is out. Mainly bugfixes.
18/07/1998
TransNet 2.11 is out. Mostly bugfixes with Binkley mode.
26/06/1998
TransNet 2.10 is ready. Updates:
The mailing list import works with SUBJ-only conditions.
Fixed single user mode subject line problem.
TransNet no longer overwrites existing SMTP outbound files.
Fixed MIME file transport for TransNet/Email-program links.
Fixed file import overwrite bug (appends ~ a la Windows).
Improved mailing list import (Checks now From/To/Reply-To/Subject lines completely).
Fixed a bug regarding directories with dots.
Added mailing list import REPLY (Reply-To:) condition.
Added mailing list import KEYW option.
Added mailing list import ALIAS option.
Added Fidonet link REPLY option.
The International support 1.1 was also released.
03/02/98
TransNet 2.02 fixes a bug introduced in the last release.
01/02/98
TransNet 2.01 fixes a bug in Fidonet address handling.
25/01/98
TransNet 2.00 is out.
The mailing list importer has been improved, and there are new features: Fidonet Users can now link Fidonet systems through email, and a filebot for the Internet was added. Binkley and domains are also supported in this version.