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echo: jdssoft
to: Stephen Hurd
from: John Dailey
date: 2004-03-23 10:11:00
subject: Telnet client

* In a message originally to John Dailey, Stephen Hurd said:

 SH>  > When I put out the public beta, you'll have to tell me how sucky it is
 SH> I have yet to see a usefull telnet program for *nix that does its own
 SH> terminal emulation... most will use whatever terminal you're running.
 SH> Makes for  some interesting command-lines.

Well, the only telnet client I've run across that works good for general
BBSing is mTel, and it falls short:

* Crappy, text console mode.
* Windows only
* Not really a gui at all
* No GWTerm support

I wanted a client for BBSing, not just another telnet client. :)


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