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> On Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Sam Ewalt wrote:
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> > From: Sam Ewalt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 06:11:20 -0500
> > Subject: Shell accounts and
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 19:44:56 -0500 (CDT), Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Kool, Sam;
> I've been really wondering what the heck these shell
> accounts are! What are the benefits, or reasons for
> using a shell account over using your own computer's
> applications?
Speed, power, convenience.
If
2003, Sam Ewalt wrote:
> From: Sam Ewalt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 06:11:20 -0500
> Subject: Shell accounts and telnet
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> On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:11:51 +00, Bast
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
Very nice answer Sam. I wouldn't explain in a better way myself. From
time to time I try to explain to some Windows user what a "shell" is and
usually fail. They simply can't imagine how to run an application on a
remote computer. And fail to understand how multiple users can run
multiple instances
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 wer
