[WEB4LIB] use of telnet in online searches

[Carson Block]

I think Mac OS still ships with a version of NCSA Telnet.  Try the find
command to see if it's loaded on your hard drive.  

There are lots of Mac shareware sites--do a search for "Info-Mac" or just
look through the mac downloads at www.zdnet.com.

Once youve located/loaded your telnet software, teach your browser to use it
by opening preferences/applications (Netscape--I'm not sure where this
setting lives on the Mac version of Internet Explorer) and associating the
telnet protocol with whatever telnet application you end up finding or
installing.

Good luck!

Carson Block
Media Librarian
Loveland Public Library
300 N Adams Avenue
Loveland CO 80537



-----Original Message-----
From: Elgee18 at aol.com [mailto:Elgee18 at aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 6:00 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] use of telnet in online searches


I have tried to use telnet to access online databases and have encountered 
error messages saying "can't find application to open telnet".  I tried to 
download telnet software from the Lycos  software downloads site but the
site 
only lists software for Windows platforms.  Has anyone successfully used 
telnet on a Mac OS, or found Mac OS telnet software?