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> I believe the best solution would be a modification to the L.sys
> fields to indicate "protocol".

This is generally done in field 5 of L-devices (pre-HDB).
  
> A third possibility is to approach AT&T for a solution since it
> would be in their interests to proliferate the useage of UNIX for
> its vertical market opportunities 

Oh, but they DID, they DID!!! (Ever heard of x protocol? Thats OK,
nobody else has either :-)