<<>So what services does VT-MGR (via Reflections) provide me that I do
not get with Telnet access?
 
Block-mode support, for one. Not supported with Telnet, since it's a
proprietary HP thing and Telnet is supposed to be "open".>>
 
This is not completely correct; block mode ala VPLUS works fine over
Telnet, from all flavors of Reflection that we've tried, and most other
emulators as well. HP block mode may be another story.
 
<<Also, an NS/VT connection typically generates less network traffic than
a Telnet session doing the same thing.>>
 
This is the key difference; VT is "tuned" for the kinds of communication
that an HP terminal or emulator carries on with its host, so it is
usually faster-sometimes quite noticeably so.