Re: telnet
Isabel Danforth (danforth@tiac.net)
Fri, 19 Dec 1997 08:05:52 -0500
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 08:05:52 -0500
Message-Id: <3.0.4.32.19971219081248.0087d740@sunspot.tiac.net>
From: Isabel Danforth <danforth@tiac.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <conntech>
Subject: Re: telnet
Well, .. I am also one of those lazy folks. If it already is there, why
rewrite stuff, so from our page, I put in a link to
http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/telnet.html
Thanks to the Morris Country Library system for their information.
Isabel
t 04:06 PM 12/18/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Okay, not bad.
>
>Apparently only three users with telnet difficulties over the past 6 months
>or so were AOL users, based on my email files. (At least only three
>bothered to contact me. So much for that one AOL user/week statistic I
>obviously exaggerated.)
>
>My conscience can rest easy now.
>
>Thanks again, Isabel. I may add this info to our webpage. The only
>question I get from our web page is "Why won't telnet work?" It was such a
>popular question, I had to add a link explaining web browser setup options.
>
>Amy
>
>At 03:43 PM 12/18/97 -0500, Isabel Danforth wrote:
>>There is an AOL FAQ out there that tells folks how to telnet. I think that
>>they might be able to use a separate telnet client.
>>
>>I found this site with instructions on 'how to do it', but I believe that
>>AOL will supply the information to its customers.
>>
>>http://www.taascforce.com/aolfaq.htm
>>
>>Isabel
>>
>>
>>At 03:20 PM 12/18/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>>Hmmm....
>>>
>>>I've heard AOL Users aren't allowed to telnet, I'm guessing for security
>>>reasons. (We have telnet links on our web page and I get roughly an
>>>email/week from AOL users wondering why it won't work for them.)
>>>
>>>So maybe there are restrictions on third party email use, as well. Not
sure
>>>how they'd block it, though.
>>>
>>>Anybody?
>>>
>>>Anybody?
>>>
>>>Anybody?
>>>(My tribute to Ben Stein.)
>>>
>>>Amy
>>>
>>> At 03:02 PM 12/18/97 -0500, LearMOak wrote:
>>>>I tried to sign on to Yahoo's free email a while back, and I filled out
all
>>>>the relevant forms, and then for some reason I can't recall now, I
>>couldn't do
>>>>it after all. Maybe it was because I use America Online?
>>>>
>>>>Margaret Leary
>>>>Groton Public Library
>>>>
>>>>
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>>Isabel L. Danforth Reference Librarian, Wethersfield Public Library
>>danforth@tiac.net Coordinator of Librarians' Online Support Team
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>Amy Terlaga Libraries Sharing Computerized Services
>Bibliomation, Inc.
>555 Lordship Blvd.
>Stratford, CT. 06497
>(203) 378-8700
>(203) 375-1049 FAX
>aterlaga@biblio.org
>
>
>
>
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Isabel L. Danforth Reference Librarian, Wethersfield Public Library
danforth@tiac.net Coordinator of Librarians' Online Support Team
http://www.gnacademy.org:8001/~lost/
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