Jeff Lindberg ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: Jeff Kell ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
 
: : I got this back from Eero in response to a private reply I mailed and
: : thought it might warrant some comments from the list...
 
: :----------------------------Original message----------------------------
: :> What I would *REALLY* like is to have :STARTSESS functionality on dynamic
: :> ldevs (non-nailed, NS/VT, Telnet, etc) but I don't know how to do it.  The
: :> closest idea I can think of would be something like:
: :>
: :>    :startsess vt;user/pass.account/apass;port=nnnn
: :> or :startsess telnet;user/pass.account/apass;port=nnnn
: :>
: :> This would invoke a new "listener" attached to the port number <nnnn> that
: :> spawned sessions for subsequent connection requests (I suppose in this
: :> case a similar :stopsess would be needed to turn off a port).
 
: Excellent idea!  Even if it were telnet-only, it opens up a wide range
: of possible uses.  So, your idea is that anyone opening a connection to
: that port (potentially multiple users) would automagically be logged in
: to a session and presumably a logon UDC would kick them immediately into
: the application?
 
: Neat, clean and simple to use.  I *like* it!
 
:   Jeff Lindberg, Data Processing Coordinator
 
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