FV>> Let me go through this a little better and see what gets
 FV>> stirred up.
 ml>> you got it!  >

 FV> Oh gawd! You're here too??  :)

hehehe...

 FV>> Binkp, telnet and ftp are protocols for IP. Just as zedzap,
 FV>> emsi, zmodem and others are protocols for POTS.
 ml>> i use zedzap, emsi, zmodem, and others on IP with relatively no
 ml>> problems...

 FV> With telnet?? i wager?

yup!

 FV>> Of course, the argument is that with POTS, the protocols
 FV>> are negotiated upon connection. There is a thread in the
 FV>> FTSC_PUBLIC echo that is attempting to work out just such
 FV>> a thing for IP Nodes.

 ml>> it can be done in IP mailers just exactly like it is done in POTS
 ml>> mailers... trouble is, it seems, that coders don't want to or haven't
 ml>> figured out how ;-(

 FV> Yup. Always go with the new, no matter what, just because. :(

that and not having to figure out how to make the others or get them all to
work together... i remember the dance that EMSI caused when it was
originally introduced...

 FV> Was my description/proposal/argument accurate and well
 FV> presented?

yes, pretty much...

 FV> Did I make sense?

yes...

 FV> What is your opinion on the idea?

hummm... need to go back and reread it again... that was several days ago
and i've been "occupied" since then >

 FV> You can answer in Netmail if desired.

'k...

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