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Telnet - Online Term Paper

Telnet

PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT
Before gophers, hypertext, and sophisticated web browsers, was
the primary means by which computer users connected their machines with other
computers around the world. is a plain ASCII terminal emulation
protocol that is still used to access a variety of information sources, most
notably libraries and local BBS's. This report will trace the history and usage
of this still popular and widely used protocol and explain where and how it
still manages to fit in today.

HISTORY AND FUTURE OF TELNET
"Telnet" is the accepted name of the Internet protocol and the command
name on UNIX systems for a type of terminal emulation program which allows users
to log into remote ...

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other network services available
to casual computer users, although not with the friendly graphic user interfaces
one sees today.
Each of the early internet functions could be invoked from the UNIX
prompt, however, each of them used a different client program with its own
unique problems. Internet software has since greatly matured, with modern web
browsers (i.e. Netscape and Internet Explorer) easily handling the WWW protocol
(http) along with the protocols for FTP, gopher, news, and email. Only the
telnet protocol to this day requires the use of an external program.
Due to problems with printing and saving and the primitive look and
feel of telnet connections, a movement is underway to transform information
resources from telnet-accessible sites to full fledged web sites. However, it
is estimated that it will still take several years before quality web interfaces
exist for all of the resources now currently available only via telnet.
Therefore, knowing the underlying ...

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Added: 3/4/2008 11:46:44 AM
Category: Computers
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 669
Pages: 3

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