Re: Almost There!

[julian814@hotmail.com (Ralph Glatt)]

Jeff Blakeney <CUTjblakeney@syndicomm.com> wrote in message news:<kgqnkvchmvqcpc6fulve9hgm64leneq6qr@4ax.com>...
> 
> Bill, you can use STerm's telnet option to telnet to various sites
> (including Syndicomm if you are a member) which is always handy.  You
> can even telnet to several sites that offer free access to the Lynx
> web browser so that you can surf the web with your Apple II via STerm
> on your PC.

Know of any places that will let me do this? ;-)

> 
> If you know the commands, you can also use the telnet option to
> connect to an SMTP server and send e-mail, connect to a POP3 server
> and read received e-mail, connect to a NNTP server (newsgroup server)
> and send and receive usenet messages or connect to an FTP server and
> browse the directories and view ASCII files but I don't think you can
> actually download anything this way.

I noticed I didn't get a readme file with the program. Is there any
place where I can get instructions on how to use the program? Might
make things a little easier. ;-)

> 
> Too bad that the program wasn't updated to support FTP fully as that
> would have been very nice.  Perhaps I'll have to add writing an STerm
> like program with more features to my list of Windows projects.  :-)

What would you be able to do with full FTP support? STerm as it is now
should be enough to suit my needs, but I do want to know if there's
anything I'm missing out on!


Ralph Glatt