Help file for !Telnet
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  Application : Telnet
  Purpose     : A command line telnet program
  Version     : 0.02
  Author      : Leo White
  Date        : Thu 22nd January 1998
         
 Leo White, 1998

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Telnet is a simple command line telnet program.  It can be used
to connect to unix machines, chat daemons, MUDs etc.  The only telnet
option it supports is 'echoing', and runs in a char-by-char mode.
Hopefully later versions will support more telnet options.

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Usage:  telnet can be run in the following way

telnet <hostname> <port>
or
telnet <hostname>:<port>

  Hostname can either be the textual host name "your.hostname.com"
or can be the equivalent IP number "123.456.789.1".  If the port
number if not specified then the default telnet port number is
used (23)

 Also if the hostname is "0", then telnet will attempt to connect
to "localhost".

  
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Things To Do
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  -Support more of the telnet options
  -Add the ability to switch between linemode and char-by-char mode.
  -Allow the user to 'escape' out to a 'telnet>' promopt
   
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Program History
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Version 0.01
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  Hostname lookup and connection.  Only seems to want to connect to 
MUDs and chat daemons.  But not to 'proper' telnet daemons.
Ran in linemode.
Runs happily in a taskwindow.

Version 0.02 Thu 22nd January 1998
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Fixed a small bug which allowed telnet to connect to 'proper' unix
telnet daemons.  
Switched to running in char-by-char mode as this works better
on unix machines.

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Disclaimer
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  This software is provided as is.  The author cannot take responsibility
for any loss of data or any other problems consequent upon the use of
this program.

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Conditions of Use
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  This software is freeware.  It may be freely distributed as long as no
money is exchanged, apart from cost of distribution i.e. cost of discs,
and that all the original files are included.

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Updates and Listing Files
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You can get the latest version of telnet from my web page
at 

  http://www.ukc.ac.uk/php/lptw1
or at
  http://www.brighteyes.u-net.com
  

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Contacting The Author
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  If you wish to contact me, e.g. to tell me about any bugs, 
improvements etc. Or if you just want to send me large amounts of
money :) (Well you never know), then you can use the following 
methods.

email : lptw1@ukc.ac.uk  (Should be valid for a few more years yet)
        lptw1@brighteyes.u-net.com
        
or send mail to

L P T White
208 New Road
West Parley
Ferndown
Dorset
BH22 8EN

Any mail arriving here will be sent on to me at University. So could take
quite some time to reach me.
   