->> Are there any DOS Telnet client programs that support
->> ansi color, and can connect through an ethernet packet
->> driver?

 WS>      I used the DOSPPPD EPPPD/PPPD package to form
 WS> the network PPP link, then I use RL-FOSSIL to "pseudo
 WS> dial" the Telnet connection with --
 WS> "ATDT111.222.333.444".  Sitting on top of the whole
 WS> thing is MS-KERMIT, which handles ANSI color just fine
 WS> in its "ANSI" terminal type, and also does HEATH-19,
 WS> DEC VT102/VT220/VT320, Wyse50, Prime PT200, and
 WS> Tektronix 4010 GIN mode.  It is quite the little
 WS> powerful Telnet terminal.

with all that in mind, it may be possible to use the DOS Telix terminal...
also, since RLFOSSIL is involved, if it provides true FOSSIL services, then
most any FOSSIL needing terminal should be able to be used... i'm thinking
of the FDTERM mini-terminal from the frontdoor ftn mailer folks... iirc, it
is available for use but it is very minimalistic... i don't recall if it
even has transfer protocol capabilities...

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