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[ih] What does Telnet stand for?
- Subject: [ih] What does Telnet stand for?
- From: bernie at fantasyfarm.com (Bernie Cosell)
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:59:18 -0500
- In-reply-to: <a062408b7c770e33feab0@[10.0.1.14]>
- References: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <a062408b7c770e33feab0@[10.0.1.14]>
On 11 Jan 2010 at 9:25, John Day wrote:
> And just for the record, contrary to what many
> textbooks say, the TELNET protocol is not a
> remote login protocol. It is a terminal device
> driver protocol.
Indeed it is: many of us have used telnet to send email, pick up our
email, do usenet....
/Bernie\
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