MK> Hey Joacim!

 JM>> Anyone got some advice to give?

 MK> Check this out for a very nice simple comparison between the two;

 MK>  
 MK> http://www.differencebetween.net/.../difference-between-telnet-and-ssh
 MK> /

 MK> After reading this it should become obvious why your strategy didn't
 MK> work although there is a bit nore to it but the above is all you
 MK> really need to know.

 MK> openssh is probably what you want.  I am sure there exists a howto
 MK> for your distribution in setting it up.  Also ssh is preferred over
 MK> telnet especially when connecting over the internet.

Thanks, Maurice.  I know a fair bit about the difference between SSH and
Telnet. I solved it by putting the telnet command in the ~/.profile file for a
special user that is now used to connect to the BBS. 

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