ML>> the idea would be that the win32 apps be able to see
ML>> the virtual com port as modem and take the handoff from FD...

 JC> In order for it to do that (unless I am misunderstanding
 JC> something), it would have to basically do the same thing
 JC> that COM/IP is doing in the first place.

no, not in that way... in the way that old DOS programs locate the port...
by port number and address...

 JC> Which just means that if a Win32 software had that
 JC> functionality, it would deem COM/IP worthless anyway. =]

can't because COM/IP (un)packs the datastream into a telnet stream as well
as handles the DNS lookups to know where to connect to when the DOS
application sends ATDTbbs.wpusa.dynip.com

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