On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 06:11:20 -0500, Sam Ewalt wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:11:51 +00, Bastiaan Edelman, PA3FFZ wrote:
>> Please would you explain:
>> What is telnet?
>> What is a shell account?
> telnet is an Internet protocol for connecting to remote computers.
> Computer networking evolved in the university environment twenty
> years ago when users were commonly connected to remote computers
> from terminals. The remote computers were powerful and could run
> many programs for many different users at the same time.
> A "shell account" gave users access to the command shell of a Unix
> remote computer where they could run programs and perform other
> tasks.
> Today shell accounts work the same way. A powerful, remote computer
> directly connected to the Internet through a high speed connection
> is made available for many users to connect to and use. Sometimes
> you can dial in to the remote computer with a telephone. More
> frequently you can "telnet" into the remote computer through another
> connection you have already made to the Internet through your ISP.
> Arachne has a "telent" client available for download at arachne.cz
> (the Arachne website) It's setup as an APM and will install
> automatically on your system. After it's installed you can start
> it running through a hotkey and then just type in the name of the
> computer you wish to connect to. You can then login to that computer
> and use whatever facilities it makes available to you.
> Some shell accounts are free or nearly so. Some oldstyle Bulletin
> Board Systems (BBS's) are now reachable by telnet. One BBS that
> you can telent into is juge.com (at least it used to work, I haven't
> tried it for awhile)
Yep, telnet://juge.com still works.
As do all of those in the attached telnet 'hotlist'.
(note... no trailing '/' on any of them)
After installing telnet.apm just take any of the links just as if
they were an http or ftp link on a web page.
--
Glenn
http://arachne.cz/
http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/
http://www.cisnet.com/glennmcc/
http://www.cisnet.com/glennmcc/aqc/
telnet://telnet.fidotel.com
telnet://farpoint.1starnet.com
telnet://telery.com
telnet://bbs.goldengate.net
telnet://joesbbs.com
telnet://afterhours.tzo.com
telnet://juge.com
