On Wed, Nov 12, 2008, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote: >I need to write a script that will contact a remote system using TELNET >with VT52/1xx/2xx/320 and perform some operations. I am familiar with >TELNET but it appears that it won't work for my purposes. Many systems don't allow telnet connections because of security issues, using ssh (secure shell instead). If the issue is dealing with programs on the remote system that are designed for interactive use, this is difficult to do reliably although not impossible using ``expect'' via some kind of remote connection, ssh, telnet, etc. (I was running Tandy's Xenix accounting applications on a Tandy Model 16 24 years ago using nothing but input and output redirection from the shell, but that was not pretty :-). The ``expect'' program is built around ``tcl'' scripting, but there are perl and python modules that work reasonably well too. Bill -- INTERNET: bill at celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax: (206) 232-9186 Many citizens because of their respect for what only appears to be a law are cunningly coerced into waiving their rights due to ignorance. -- U.S. v. Minker