In a message dated 11-12-14, mark lewis said to Holger Granholm:   
      
   Good morning Mark,   
      
    HG> I don't understand that unless you mean Telnet directly off the Net   
      
   ml> one can use a telnet ""server"" frontend that answers the calls and   
   ml> passes them to comport expecting software... some folks call them   
   ml> shims... others see them for what they are... virtual modems... no   
   ml> fossil required... they've been around since before win95 appeared   
   ml> in the wild ;)   
      
   Oh yes, you reminded me of that the SIO package does indeed contain such   
   a virtual modem. I don't know if the SIO package can be used for other   
   operating systems but I do use it with OS/2.   
      
   Very nice utility.   
      
   Regards,   
      
   Holger   
      
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