[Info-vax] Reverse telnet to a terminal emulator?

[VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG]

In article <j09icl$uuu$1 at speranza.aioe.org>, Snowshoe <no at spam.please> writes:
>On 7/21/2011 9:24 AM, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> In article<j08oo4$mfh$1 at news.albasani.net>, Jan-Erik Soderholm<jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com>  writes:
>>> Snowshoe wrote 2011-07-20 23:44:
>
>>>> Right now, it allocates and talks to a hardwired serial port.
>>>
>>> OK. I read that as a serial port on a terminal-server. But you
>>> are actualy talking about a physical serial port on the VMS
>>> server itself !? Whoa, that was a long time ago... :-)
>>
>> Which is why I'd suggested the pseudo-terminal.  The application can
>> speak to a "hard-wired FTAn:" device and the PeeCee terminal emulator
>> can connect, via TELNET some port, to the reader side.
>
>If the PC has to actively telnet at all, it's easier to do what Jan-Erik 
>suggested, create a TNAx: by logging in and accessing it. No programming 
>necessary except some DCL.

But then, that terminal is available to accept and enter input!

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