Subj : Re: Weekly nodelist report on noteworthy changes (108)
To   : Tommi Koivula
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Fri May 02 2025 14:18:58

Hi Tommi,

On 2025-05-02 15:12:02, you wrote to me:

 WvV>>> 2:420/333 also got an updated IVM flag, but there is a timeout
 WvV>>> when trying to connect to the advertised port.
 WV>>
 WV>> Another IVM update for this node, and there is now a connect and an
 WV>> EMSI response.

 TK> How did you test? That's not IVM in port 2030, it's ITN.

I'm not testing the protocol. I just connect to the advertised port with telnet, and report on what I see. ;-)

What is IVM anyway? There are only a few minimal mentions of it in the FTSC docs:


FRL-1016:

1.1.8.4.  IVM[:3141]
          Vmodem protocol according to Ray Gwinn's SIO-package
          for OS/2

FTS-5001:

   IVM     3141  Vmodem connection using FTS-1 or any other protocol
                 designed for classic POTS and modem.


Wouldn't the node qualify for IVM under the FTS-5001 "definition" ?


Bye, Wilfred.

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