[citw150] Re: Lesson 4 Question 6

Well, I have to agree with you about telnet not being used 
much in the future.  The whole process is ancient compared 
to technology today.

Louie Ledesma











On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 01:35:05 +0200
  "Ronald Wilson" <rwils014@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>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.
>
> 
>
>Here is the website from which I got all of this useful 
>information:
>http://www.adnetadvertising.com/telnet/index.html
>
> 
>
>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 years
>ago).
>
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>Ronald Wilson
>ronald.wilson014@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> 
>
>Famous Quotation
>"Good <A TITLE="Click for more information about wine" STYLE="text-decoration: 
>none; border-bottom: medium solid green;" 
>HREF="http://search.targetwords.com/u.search?x=5977|1||||wine|AA1VDw">wine</A> 
>needs no bush."
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