Telnet link

Michael Huber mhuber1 at umbc.edu
Mon Nov 11 16:08:31 EST 1996


>> I apologize in advance if this question is too naive.  Our library
>> has a web page, accessible via URL.  Is there a way to make the web
>> page accessible via Telnet?

> Not really.  However you could make it accessible via ftp, and most
> telnet users do have access to ftp.

That depends on what you mean by access...  If they need to see the
graphics, then no they are pretty much sunk.  If they can get by with
only access to the text, there is a text-based web browser named lynx
which allows users to navigate the web.

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