ml> the only way, really, that ZOC and IREX are similar is that they are
ml> comm programs... other than that, there's a huge world of
ml> difference... IREX is a fidonet mailer... ZOC is a communication
ml> terminal program like TELIX, QMODEM, and PROCOMM...

DC> Like Terminate or Telemate?

DC> Yeah, I guess there's a difference...

 MA> Yea! But they can't probe the net at the same time. Once you let
 MA> DOS  take control of communication ports you are dead to the
 MA> outside world.  

nah... i use TELIX (DOS version 3.22, IIRC) as a telnet terminal all the
time... the same with Qmodem, too...

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