[citw150] Re: Lesson 4 Question 6

Ron, not to worry. You would have to do a bit of work to even allow someone
to telnet into your computer. Your 'puter is not normally enabled to be a
telnet host. It's nothing you have to worry about, unless you use an instant
messenger, like ICU, etc., and even then they aren't using telnet to hack
you, they are just capturing the port you left open for them.

Regards,

R. Cook

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald Wilson" <rwils014@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "LISTSERV CITW 150 CLASS" <citw150@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 7:35 PM
Subject: [citw150] Lesson 4 Question 6


> Well from what I have learned about telnet's uses is that a computer can
> connect to another computer doesn't even matter where the computer is
> located.  The user's computer, which initiates the connection, is referred
> to as the local computer, and the machine being connected to, which
accepts
> the connection, is referred to as the remote, or host, computer.  A
variety
> of resources are available through telnet. For example:
> - library catalogs
>
> - databases
>
> - other Internet tools such as FTP, gopher, and the World Wide Web
>
> I don't know about you but this scares me.  I would hate to know someone
was
> in my computer downloading information.
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> Here is the website from which I got all of this useful information:
> http://www.adnetadvertising.com/telnet/index.html
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> I practice using telnet with the help from this web site:
> http://www.sonomalibrary.org/telnet.html.  I learned a lot from this site
> knowing now that there is no color, graphics and it is pretty slow.  There
> is only text displayed.  I went on the Sonoma County Library WWW from
telnet
> and the only thing I could do was enter numbers or letters.  You can't
even
> use the mouse.  I couldn't even use the Function keys.  I really don't see
> telnet in the future.  This reminds me of a bulletin board service I used
> when I had the Powerful TRS-80 Computer from Radio Shack (Some 25 plus yea
rs
> ago).
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> Ronald Wilson
> ronald.wilson014@xxxxxxxxxx
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> Famous Quotation
> "Good wine needs no bush."
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