Re: SIS Question

[Paul Schultz <pschultz@med.wayne.edu>]

On 17 Mar 1997, Gareth Jones wrote:

> Here on the Vancouver CommunityNet, I dial up and am launched into Lynx.
> Everything gets done from there, including launching other programs (e.g.
> Tin). The few details currently up on the Spectrum Internet Suite state
> that it requires a UNIX shell account to work. I wonder if this account
> would be suitable. Can anyone drop some hints?
> 
> How does it work, anyway? Does it interpret the HTML tags that it gets
> through a program like Lynx into pretty text on a GS?
> 
No, apparently it uses some tricks with 'telnet' and 'mail' running
on the UNIX account (or GENIE). So, it isn't simply a pretty front
end for LYNX running underneath (programs like this have been written
for the Mac and PC/Windows). You'll need to find out if you have
priveleges to run telnet  on your UNIX host.

Paul.

pschultz@med.wayne.edu
Paul Schultz