On Wed, 14 Aug 1996 14:08:54 -0500 Bruce Senn said:
> In <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes:
>> Bruce asks:
>> > Does anyone know when Telnet/iX (inbound telnet) will support
>> > block mode?
>> MPE/iX 5.5 ... I saw Lynrene Hirsch demo it at HP World '96...and I
>> tried it successfully in FORMSPEC and NMMGR.
>>
[ quoting the Communicator...]
 
>Important Details Please Read
>
>Note that since Fcontrols 4, 20, 21, 22 and FDC 2, 7, 8 are not on
>the supported list, both the MPE logon and password prompts will not
>time out.
>
>VPLUS and user block modes and binary mode are not supported at this
>time.
>
>Typeahead is not supported. All data entered before a read has been
>posted, including the events break , subsystem break , XON, and XOFF,
>will be discarded.
 
The above is true for what you will get "out of the box" in 5.5; block
mode (and what was demoed at HPWorld) will be on a PowerPatch or Express
replacement for telnet server.
 
Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>