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- From: john@citr.uq.oz.au (John Gottschalk)
- Subject: Re: TCP/IP has SLIP, OSI has ???
- Message-ID: <john.726375831@citr.uq.oz.au>
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- Organization: Prentice Centre, University of Queensland
- References: <1993Jan5.211153.122@taney.uscghq.uscg.mil>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 03:03:51 GMT
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- roseberry@taney.uscghq.uscg.mil writes:
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-
- > If there is a system running OSI in one location and another
- > system also running OSI in another location, is it possible
- > to do transfer files via FTAM (or send mail via X.400) using
- > something other than X.25 or a LAN ?
-
- You could use ISDN, for example.
-
- > In other words is there something for making temporary connections
- > over phone lines for OSI much like SLIP does for TCP/IP (and
- > async DECNET does for DECNET) ?
-
- I do not know much about it, but X.32 is a protocol for use over phone lines.
- My understanding is that it offers similar services to X.25 and so is
- effectively a "dial-up X.25", and some telecommunications service providers
- offer a service whereby you can access their X.25 network via X.32.
-
-
- > I understand that whatever connection is set up, it will be very
- > slow in comparison to X.25 or LAN.
-
- > Thanks for any answers.
-
- > - Bert Roseberry
- > roseberry@taney.uscghq.uscg.mil
-
-
- -- regards, John Gottschalk
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