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Originally Posted by Raistlin
Hi Guys,
I recently (like 5 minutes ago) had occasion to use Telnet to get access to my email account.
Is there a graphical version of this lovely prgram that I can use, rather than having to bugger about with the command prompt?
Ideally I would be looking for something where I could set up the connection strings in advance and just click a button to connect. I know this is a bit lazy of me but, well.....what can I say 
Cheers all.
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Oh, forgot to ask. What else can you do with Telnet?
Is it just used for logging into remote servers (like mail servers) or can it be used for other things?
Is there a list of commands anywhere? |
There aren't any commands for Telnet, in the way you mentioned. All Telnet does is send whatever you type to the server, and prints back any response.
If you are connecting to a linux server, which is what it sounds like you are doing, then you can use a GUI, if the server is running X-Windows. You need an X-Windows client, and freeware versions of those are virtually impossible to find.
if you want to know what commands you can type on a linux server, then you can see what programs are listed in the /bin and /usr/bin dirs. You can also use: apropos <something> to search the help files, and do man <something> to see the official helpfile for something.
HTH
EDIT: If you are sure you just want a more advanced version of Telnet, then I use SecureCRT, but it is really powerful for just home use. It's quite expensive too I think. There are cheaper ones about though. Go to
www.download.com and do a search for Telnet.