use of telnet in online searches

[Leo Robert Klein]

On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Elgee18 at aol.com wrote:


>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?

NSCA Telnet is no longer supported/updated by NSCA.  A good
alternative--and something of a decendent--is BetterTelnet.  See
<http://www.cstone.net/~rbraun/mac/telnet/>

LEO

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