Bug 26197 - New port: comms/pr
Summary: New port: comms/pr
Status: Closed FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Ports & Packages
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Individual Port(s) (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
: Normal Affects Only Me
Assignee: freebsd-ports (Nobody)
URL:
Keywords:
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2001-03-29 09:20 UTC by anton
Modified: 2001-03-31 02:36 UTC (History)
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2001-03-29 09:20 UTC, anton
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Description anton 2001-03-29 09:20:01 UTC
The package consists of two programs - PortRedorector and PortTest.

PortRedirector is a daemon that runs telnet to the remote port of the
terminal server and redirects its input and output to a virtual
terminal device (/dev/pty*). The corresponding slave device (dev/tty*)
then can be used by an application that expects a local async terminal
port. For example, to monitor a UPS (connected to AUX ports on a Cisco router)  using nut.

Whenever telnet subprocess terminates on any reason, it is restarted
as soon as any data received from the terminal device.

It can also work when authentication is required, i.e. it can pass username
and password specified in its configuration file.

PortTest is something like cu(1). You can use either of them to test the
connection.

WWW:    http://rnoc.urc.ac.ru/~anton/projects/pr/PR.html
Comment 1 Will Andrews freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-03-31 02:35:35 UTC
State Changed
From-To: open->closed

Committed, thanks.  I've noticed that all your Makefiles have a 
"Whom" line which only lists "anton".  This methodology is usually 
to refer to someone with an account on freefall.FreeBSD.org.  Please 
use your full name and email, as I've done in your recent ports.