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From: ric@ace.sri.com (Richard Steinberger)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Telnet/FTP over TTY port
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Date: 19 Sep 89 17:02:28 GMT
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Reply-To: ric@ace.sri.com (Richard Steinberger)
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I am interested in finding out if telnet/ftp can be used between two TTY
ports.  I need to connect two distant computers using 9600 baud (Microcom)
modems, and it would be nice if I had some choice other than kermit (I
believe the error checking in TCP/IP is more efficient in the presence of
noise, but I may be wrong in this).  One of the machines is an Alliant
running a BSD 4.2 equivalent (soon to be 4.3).  Can someone confirm as to
whether TCP/IP over TTY/modems on Unix systems is possible?  If so, where
should I look to find the details of how to do it?

regards,

ric steinberger

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