Telnet - GUI?

[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?

Well the point of Telnet is that it isn't a GUI, it's a "raw" connection.

[Raistlin]

I got that, was just wondering if there was something that made it a bit easier for us s that like life simple.

[nffc]

It is a bit of a pain isn't it.

telnet /?

for 'raw' telnet commands, though telnet is normally used to get 'console' access to a remote system - you can then use the remote system's available commands, e.g. pop3 commands for e-mail.

[punky]

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.
__________________

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.

[Graham M]

PuTTy is a rather brilliant Telnet/SSH client which allows you to have a list of favourites to connect to and is very configurable for different situations. I use it all the time, it's always behaved well. I also have a version on my Nokia 6630, great for restarting servers etc on the go.

Download here:

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

Originally Posted by Zeph

PuTTy is a rather brilliant Telnet/SSH client which allows you to have a list of favourites to connect to and is very configurable for different situations. I use it all the time, it's always behaved well. I also have a version on my Nokia 6630, great for restarting servers etc on the go.

Indeed, Putty is what I use to connect to the CF servers (SSH).

[Raistlin]

Cheers Zeph.

[Richard M]

Originally Posted by punky

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.

Not that difficult, we have TightVNC if you want remote desktop features or there is also Cygwin which lets you run an X Server on your Windows computer.

These are different from Telnet/SSH though - those are purely the same as using the command line on Windows/Linux.

[Matth]

Telnet dates back to the days of the "dumb terminal" - it is also used by propellorheads to issue commands to other types of server, and read the response - telnetting a news server, to see if it responds, is one example, though it's hard to do much useful.

Telnetting an email server is pretty desperate, you can get some nice small email clients.

[Aragorn]

Originally Posted by Matth

Telnet dates back to the days of the "dumb terminal" - it is also used by propellorheads to issue commands to other types of server, and read the response - telnetting a news server, to see if it responds, is one example, though it's hard to do much useful.

Telnetting an email server is pretty desperate, you can get some nice small email clients.

One of the tricks I learnt on my Exchange 5.5 course was how to telnet into the smtp port on a mail server, login and send a simple email 'From' anyone you wanted. Loophole obviously filled ages ago, but was fun at the time.

I use telnet almost every day to login to our Unix hosts, mainly WRQ Reflections client software.

[Graham M]

Originally Posted by Aragorn

One of the tricks I learnt on my Exchange 5.5 course was how to telnet into the smtp port on a mail server, login and send a simple email 'From' anyone you wanted. Loophole obviously filled ages ago, but was fun at the time.

I use telnet almost every day to login to our Unix hosts, mainly WRQ Reflections client software.

You can still do much the same thing with SMTP Hence all the random spam you get from non-existant addresses.

[nffc]

Originally Posted by Zeph

You can still do much the same thing with SMTP Hence all the random spam you get from non-existant addresses.

hehe yes, I've done that before. Tis w00t.

[nffc]

Apols for digging up a relic of a thread but is there anywhere I can find a list of pop3 / imap / smtp server commands - for telnet type connections?

[Reps will be on flow for anyone helping!]