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TELNET
Telnet
is a program that allows you to log into computers on the
Internet and use online databases, library catalogs, chat
services, and more. There are no graphics in Telnet
sessions, just text. To Telnet to a computer, you must know
its address. This can consist of words (locis.loc.gov) or
numbers (140.147.254.3).
Some services require you to
connect to a specific port on the remote computer. In this
case, type the port number after the Internet address.
Example: telnet nri.reston.va.us 185.
Telnet
is available on the World Wide Web. Probably the most common
Web-based resources available through Telnet have been
library catalogs, though most catalogs have since migrated
to the Web. A link to a Telnet resource may look like any
other link, but it will launch a Telnet session to make the
connection. A Telnet program must be installed on your local
computer and configured to your Web browser in order to
work.
With
the increasing popularity of the Web, Telnet has become less
frequently used as a means of access to information on the
Internet.
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