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From: [e-mail] (Leslie Mikesell)
Subject: Re: Telnet macro.  Does it exist?
Date: 16 Jan 1999 14:23:53 -0600
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In article <77qrjs$4dn$[e-mail]>,
Frank da Cruz <[e-mail]> wrote:

>: Kermit from http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ has a reasonable scripting
>: language that works the same with serial ports or telnet sessions.
>:
>Right.  This is a better solution than expect combined with regular telnet,
>since it is self-contained, eliminating timing and coordination problems that
>might occur between the two local applications, on top of whatever might
>happen at the remote end.

It's too bad more people don't know about kermit these days...  Have
you considered trying to work something out so RedHat could ship
a copy on their Linux distribution at least along with the
commercial app demos?   I'd expect it to be a win in terms of
book sales in the long run.

  Les Mikesell
   [e-mail]