Telnet with Windows 3.1

danforth danforth at tiac.net
Fri Feb 14 09:57:11 EST 1997


I have been using EWAN for telnetting on Win3.1  It  seems to work quite
nicely.  It opens in front of Netscape.  The term from Winqvt also works
nicely.  If you install the full Winqvt suite though, I find that I have to
manually close Winqvt before Netsape can open it a 2nd time.

Isabel

t 05:27 PM 2/13/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Some of the remote links on our web server require telnet and I am trying 
>to find a good telnet program that will open in FRONT of the web browser 
>window and will not time out after about 10-15 seconds. In my experience 
>with telnet and Windows, many times people try to run the telnet and the 
>dialog box in Netscape comes up and gives the statement "Log on as 
>Catalog" with the choices "Okay" or "Cancel". When they click on "Okay" 
>nothing seems to happen, because the telnet window has opened behind the 
>Netscape window. By the time they have a chance to find the telnet 
>window, it has timed out. It would work fine if the person knew to reduce 
>the size of the Netscape window before running the telnet session, but 
>that it just not going to happen. 
>
>I have been using Trmptel for Windows 3.1 and I am not that familiar with 
>the built-in telnet for Win 95. Does anyone have any experience with this?
>I am wondering Netscape design the browser so that Telnet opens up in 
>front by default?
>
>Christopher Adams
>Automated Systems
>Oregon State Library
>chris at sparkie.osl.state.or.us
>
>
>
>
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Isabel L. Danforth     Reference Librarian, Wethersfield Public Library
danforth at tiac.net     	Co-Director of Librarians' Online Support Team
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