Subj : My desire
To : TERRY ROATI
From : mark lewis
Date : Sun Aug 04 2019 11:03 am
On 2019 Aug 01 16:40:54, you wrote to me:
TR> Thanks for the technical correction.
you're welcome...
TR> The question is the same though, why use port 3456 instead of 3141
maybe more than one machine behind that IP?
TR> since using port 3141 allows the Sysop to add VDM flag to the nodelist
TR> without adding the port number.
the nodelist flag for vmodem is IVM ;) those old ones that were not prefixed
by "I" are obsolete and no longer used in the distributed nodelist... some
abandoned software still in use may still require them, though... it should
also be noted that ITN should not be used unless there is a mailer on telnet...
http://ftsc.org/docs/fts-5001.006
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Flag port Description
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IBN 24554 Binkp (FTS-1026 - FTS-1030)
IFC 60179 RAW ifcico (FTS-1024)
IFT 21 FTP (RFC-0959); Note there is currently no widely
accepted authentication scheme for FTP transfers by
Fidonet mailers.
ITN 23 Telnet connection using FTS-1 or any other protocol
designed for classic POTS and modem.
IVM 3141 Vmodem connection using FTS-1 or any other protocol
designed for classic POTS and modem.
IP none Mostly used during the introduction of IP capable
systems to the nodelist. Denotes an unspecified
protocol. (Deprecated)
)\/(ark
Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set
them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.
... I wish I had a lower IQ so I could enjoy your company!
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