Holger Granholm,

02-Nov-99 20:37:00, Holger Granholm wrote to Murray Lesser
 HG> 10-31-99, Murray Lesser said to Holger Granholm:
          Subject: An Inquiring Mind

 ML>> VMODEM is part of the SIO package.  It acts as both telnet client and
 ML>> telnet server, so you can both download and upload files through it.

 HG> Yes I know that because I'm using SIO v1.60. Maybe I'm wrong, but
 HG> I think one has to have a continuous connection to an ISP to use
 HG> VModem. I connect with modem.

VModem does not need a full time connection to your ISP.  VModem does require
that you establish your temporary dial up connection to your ISP before
loading.  It gets a TCP/IP stack ID#, like any other Internet client thread.
VModem also needs to have the Internet port assigned.
--- Excerpt Config.sys ---
DEVICE=D:\SIO\SIO.SYS (2,2F8,3,-) (4,2E8,5,-) (COM5,INTERNET:4220,NONE:3)
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In my case ComPorts 2 and 4 are real modems, but 5 is the Virtual Modem.

Normally I allow AdeptXBBS to have ComPort5 for incoming Telnet.  So I have to
disable that port in Adept before my outbound Telnet sessions using VModem and
Terminate.  DOS Terminate won't see ComPort5 unless VModem is loaded first.
To connect to a remote Telnet site you can either use the auto dialer or from
the terminal screen type ATDT#204.194.180.10 or ATDTbbs.os2bbs.com to reach
Pete Norloff's for free file D/L and all other normal dial up BBS functions.

To summarize that, I dial my ISP with the real modem on ComPort2, then load
VModem, which uses ComPort5, then load Terminate, then dial ATDT.

BTW, there is nothing special about Terminate to use Telnet.  Any terminal
prgm will work with VModem.  I haven't tried ZOC, but some native OS/2 prgms
like AdeptXBBS don't need VModem because it has similar features coded into
the app.  There is a slightly different setup for Adept to use VModem or not
use VModem to accomplish the same task.  Whether I use VModem with Adept
depends on what the remote Telnet site is running.  If they too are using
Adept, then I don't need VModem.  But if they are using MAX or BBBS then I do
need VModem with Adept to reach their front-end mailer.

     Thanks and Good Luck,        Andy Roberts
                                  andy@shentel.net
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