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- From: joewald@crl.com (Joseph Waldvogel)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: AmiTCP telnet options, also location of AMosaic?
- Date: 4 Jan 1996 02:25:53 GMT
- Organization: CRL Dialup Internet Access
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- >Following the FAQ from this froup, I set up AmiTCP v4.0, PPP, and
- >Thor, and am mostly through setting up Grapevine as well. I have two
- >problems that I'm stumped on, however:
-
- >1. So far I have two telnet programs, both that came with AmiTCP:
- >telnet, running in a shell window; and napsaterm. Between the two of
- >them I can maintain a tolerable connection to almost anywhere I try,
- >but each of them fails in some areas. napsaterm seems better overall
- >but it doesn't seem to have an option for local echo, and one system
- >I'm connecting to requires this. It also seems to make the
- >packet-oriented nature of telnet even worse, compared to the AmiTCP
- >telnet program. The telnet program works in the case that needs local
- >echo, but on other systems it does odd stuff whenever the system kicks
- >it into char-by-char mode, making it virtually impossible to follow.
- >Both programs are a little shy on features. My search through Aminet
- >turned up dozens of telnet programs. Does anyone have any
- >recommendations?
-
-
- >Alternately I read on this froup that telser.device lets me use any
- >term program as a telnet. Where can I find that for anonymous FTP?
-
- It's posted on AmiNet. I don't recal where I always do a Search when I'm
- looking for something. That's how I found it. Seems to work Great the couple
- times I have used it with TERM.
-
- >2. AMosaic is supposed to be on Aminet, but I can't find it anywhere,
- >nor IBrowse, on wuarchive.wustl.edu or ftp.luth.se. Can anyone
- >recommend an FTP site that definitely has it in stock? (I've seen a
- >WWW address for it, but it seems odd to put a web browser in a place
- >where you need a web browser to get it. I could do it if I have to,
- >via a PC, but it's a pain, especially if the archive is over 720K.)
-
- You can use LYNX from your UNIX Host to Grab a Copy of a browser! But yes you
- can FTP also. Belive it or NOT MOST HTTP address you see you can also FTP the
- SAME Address. So Say Insted of http://www.omnipresent.com, you can just
- ftp.omnipresence.com, I think it is. You'll figure it out.
-
- >My system is an A3000 with WB2.04 and a 14.4 modem; I run WB in 4
- >colors and do not intend to change this. Is there any preference to
- >AMosaic or IBrowse for me?
-
- AMosaic 1.2 is on AmiNet as it was Released, all other versions since then
- have been BETA including the Latest and posibley LAST Beta version.
- Localed at http://www.omnipresence.com I think. That will get you to both the
- AMosiac and IBrowse Home page.
-
- Since your using WB2.04 and you don't Intend to change anything, you can
- forget about IBrouse, and Any version of AMosiac except the one on AmiNet
- Version 1.2, and even then you can't turn on graphics otherwise you'll Crash,
- that being the case and No FORMS, You would be better using ALYNX, a text base
- Browser. It'll work on your system, You have a slow modem, so not wasting
- time on downloading a bunch of usless graphics will speed things up. Plus
- you'll be able to use FORMS! AS for your 4 WB colors, that's just FINE for
- ALynx. The others you can Open up on Custom Screens setting them to however
- many colors you like.
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