I too went to wikipedia to look up telnet. I also read that its mostly used in public places for games and chat but thats a risk that the user is taking when using a server like that. Jason Stoken --- Bruce Davis <dvsbruce8@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I went to Wikipedia, > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TELNET) and learned > that Telnet is short for Teletype Network and is a > protocol used over the internet or a LAN. Telnet > connects a user?s computer to a server and can allow > the user to run commands on the server from their > desktop. From what I can see, most public Telnets > revolve around games and chat. > > According to the article in Wikipedia, there are > many security risks with the use of Telnets for a > variety of reasons. The article also recommended > Telnets not be used anywhere security is important, > such as the internet. > > I joined the Vortex BBS > (http://vortx.darktech.org/index.html) and it > reminded me of the old DOS window. After I joined I > had to wait for a verification email but no problems > after that. For those who enjoy chat and bulletin > boards I feel there are much better applications > than Telnet, at least the one I joined. > > Regards, Bruce Davis > > > --------------------------------- > Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low > PC-to-Phone call rates. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com