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to: DAVID CALAFRANCESCO
from: TONY LANGDON
date: 1997-03-08 02:11:00
subject: OS/2 -- Linux

It's 06 Mar 97  20:56:38,
We'll return to David Calafrancesco and Tony Langdon's
discussion of OS/2 --> Linux
 DC> I may have come in late here... but what is wrong with using vmodem to
 DC> allow inbound telnet to the system? If you are trying to use text apps
 DC> with a straight telnet then the app has to be written to use STDIN and
 DC> STDOUT. Most text apps (for speed reasons) don't do this. Most UNIX
 DC> ports to OS2 however do this inately as that is a standard UNIX thing.
You'd still need something which will behave analogous to DOORWAY
working behind Vmodem.  Other than that, nothing. :-)
Vmodem just provides the interface between a comms app and telnet.  you
still nees a suitable application (modem based) behind it...
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