I don't necessarily disagree... for command-line apps it's quite
simple to just use a socket on port 21.
But for "full screen" VT-style apps where screen scraping is needed,
it's a different problem. Simply put, the control sequences can be
overwhelming to wade through. And you end up ha
Since you're on Win32...
One other option is to get ahold of (dare I say it) a commercial Telnet
program (Hummingbird and others have pretty good ones) that provides either
a COM automation interface or an ActiveX control. Or if they have a C/C++
API you could attempt to expose it through a Pyth
First off, I would recommend getting Inprise's Free Borland C++ 5.5
compiler (Inprise is formerly Borland). It's free for download on
the Inprise web site at:
http://www.inprise.com/bcppbuilder/freecompiler/
Be sure to also download the patch 1 and patch 2 so you get the later
version of the Pl
