Is x3270 (and associated fonts, utilities, etc) integrated, or being considered for integration? Yeah, I know blastwave etc probably has it, and last I tried (awhile, not the latest), it wasn't rocket science to compile it oneself. But for those not into such things, it would be handy to have it available out-of-the-box.
Further, there are hooks in mozilla/firefox for handling alternative URL schemes; if setup (and probably an implementation script) for those were provided, then telnet and tn3270 URLs in the browser could kick off the appropriate helper (like an xterm or x3270 connection to the specified host). Somewhere on mozilla's bugzilla are the instructions on how to do that; I could probably track down the details if anyone cares. Somewhere I have a version of their script that I juiced up a bit to also handle (unofficial) ssh and rlogin URLs, and to close unneeded file descriptors before kicking off the helper (xterm or something had problems with those). Even if one doesn't interact with a real mainframe, there are enough instances of Hercules emulators running that one might still have a reason to have x3270. And there are also public access services on mainframes; last I recall, the Library of Congress Information System (LOCIS, at locis.loc.gov) could best be accessed with a 3270 emulator telnet session. And I think I recall a number of other libraries having something similar. So potentially anyone, not just folks in companies that own mainframes, might occasionally benefit by having handy access to a 3270 emulator, and perhaps even from the browser integration. This message posted from opensolaris.org
