Telnet has been around many years before the introduction of WWW. It was and still is used to connect remotely to another computer or piece of equipment such as a Cisco router. When you are attempting to connect to another computer you need to know that IP address and if required, a login name. For a little more in-depth look at Telnet check out http://edt.uow.edu.au/elec195/group-projects-2k/group10/index.html My experience with Telnet address is that many of them have become obsolete and replaced with WWW addresses. I did find one called telnet://rainmaker.wunderground.com for weather information, the Lansing weather for March 6, 2004 is as follows: Weather Conditions at 08:55 PM EST on 06 Mar 2004 for Lansing, MI. Temp(F) Humidity(%) Wind(mph) Pressure(in) Weather ======================================================================== 37 70% WSW at 8 29.99 Overcast Forecast for Lansing, MI 352 PM EST Sat Mar 6 2004 .Tonight...Cloudy with rain and snow developing after midnight. A rumble of thunder possible. Snow accumulation an inch or less. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 80 percent. Telnet is a quick way to retrieve information as it is text based. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you?re looking for faster.