Telnet allows you to actually type commands into your computer as opposed to just pointing and clicking. You can move and copy files, create folders and run scripts. Not all Web hosts will give your server Telnet access. Here is where I got my information. http://www.elated.com/articles/telnet-and-basic-commands/ I practiced using telnet at materiamagica.com port 23 and telnet://140.147.254.3. I created a character for the Materia Magica game and a class and declined playing the hardcore game. I learned that I don't really care for telnet. For me it is time consuming and a little bit annoying. "A baby sitter is a teenager acting like an adult while the adults are out acting like teenagers." Erin Miller airbear926@xxxxxxxxx --------------------------------- Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A.