[plug] Re: Unix TN3270 program

[Bill Kenworthy]

Jeremy, have you looked at tn3270 (the program).  Lynx can also handle
tn3270 and Netscape uses an xterm with a tn3270 argument.  I presume
there is another layer of authentication or functionality that requires
the plugins mentioned, but have you experimented with it at all?  I know
little about the tn3270, but thought I'd mention the above in case it
had been missed.  From what I can see its a block mode terminal protocol
using EBCDIC and I think often used as a text mode/simple graphics
display for dumb terminal display access to database servers (I've seen
PICK on IBM minicoms) via simple textual displays - the above programs
may provide enough functionality.

BillK

Jeremy Malcolm wrote:
> 
> >       So... hang on....
> >
> >       What is this winsurf emulation software they are talking about?
> 
> It is a basically a proxy server for TN3270 running (I presume) on a
> Windows NT box, that is only accessible via a Win32 plug-in or ActiveX
> Control.  This issue is the tax office all over again.  You'd almost
> think the government accepts Microsoft's line that open source is
> un-American(/Australian).
> 
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