telnet links

[Carl Todd]

Sheryl,
	Yes,  I've had the same problem with some telnet applications.  The 
easy solution that comes to my mind is to change the port number on 
your server (to the default, 23) although there's probably some good 
reason you're using port 6000.  I've had success using port 23 and 
leaving the port number out all together, for example,

 <a href="telnet://library.university.edu">

Good luck, 

Carl
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Carl Todd                                 
Reference Department Head
Amesbury Public Library
49 Main St, Amesbury MA 01913
(508) 388-8148
todd at mvlc.lib.ma.us



> Date:          Thu, 30 Oct 1997 13:05:02 -0800
> Reply-to:      dwinells at vmsb.csd.mu.edu
> From:          Sheryl Dwinell <dwinells at vmsb.csd.mu.edu>
> To:            Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at library.berkeley.edu>
> Subject:       telnet links

> We have links to several online library catalogs that are text-based and
> have telnet links that include a port number. Currently, I have them set up
> like this: 
> 
> <a href="telnet://library.university.edu:6000">
> 
> However, we're finding that some telnet apps can't seem to interpret the
> port number. We've had suggestions to set this up with one or two spaces in
> place of the colon, but this still doesn't seem to work. Has anyone else
> experienced this problem? I'm not quite sure what to tell folks except tell
> them to install a different telnet client.  Any suggestions?
> 
> thanks much,
> 
> 
> Sheryl Dwinell * Cataloger/DBM Librarian/Webmaster
> Memorial Library * Marquette University
> P.O. Box 3141 * Milwaukee, WI 53201-3141
> 414-288-3406 * dwinells at vms.csd.mu.edu
> 
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