Macintosh telnet

( Note: This software is not supported by the Demon Helpdesk ).

Please see our Important Notice, we recommend that you read it before you proceed.

Better Telnet is a program that allows you to open a telnet session on a remote machine.
If you don't have a login, you should not be trying to access it.

To open Telnet, navigate to where you installed the Telnet client.
Launch the Telnet application program.

[ Telnet Folder ]

Login on:
When Telnet is opened it changes the menu at the top of the screen.
From this menu go to file and Open Connection...

[ Telnet - File menu - Open connection]

You will see a window headed Open Connection with the fields Hostname and Window Name.
Hostname: Enter the domain or IP address of the machine you want to connect to, e.g. pop3.demon.co.uk
Window Name: Enter the name for this Telnet session. This is not important, the name is entered in the bar at the top of the window.

[ Telnet - Open Connection window ]

After entering the details Click Connect.
This will open the Telnet window for this session.
Once connected you will see a login prompt. On the Demon POP3 server for instance you will see:
+OK demon POP3 server ready (demon.co.uk)

[ Telnet - window ]

Enter you login details to connect to the remote machine.
Type user YourHostname

The server will reply:
user YourHostname
+OK
Then type pass yourPop3Password
The server will reply:
+OK
Then type list
The server will reply with something like:
+OK 2 messages
1 7193
2 96293

. [ Telnet - Favourites menu - Edit Favourites ]
Creating Favourites:

Favourites can save specific telnet sessions so you don't have to type in the details every time you want to access a remote machine.

There are also other configurations you may need to set which are individual to the remote machine such as the port number to telnet to.

To create your favourites, go to Favourites and Edit Favourites...

[ Edit Favourites window ]

Selecting New will open a window with 6 tabs across the top.

[ Edit Favourites window - General Options]

The General tab holds the main information for connecting to a remote machine, these are its address or Host Name, and the port number.

Take a look at the other tabs to configure other settings for this connection.

When you are finished, click OK, the favourite will be appended to the favourites list.

To access a remote machine that has been set up through favourites, click the Favourites option on the top menu and you will be given a list of entries, click on the entry required to start the Telnet session.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE
These walkthroughs have been provided only in order to assist you and are intended for use in conjunction with your Macintosh and Macintosh Telnet. These walkthroughs relate to products that are not Demon products. These walkthroughs are available for use at the user's own risk and Demon accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss you may incur arising out of your use of these walkthroughs. You expressly accept this by following the walkthroughs. If you have difficulty following these walkthroughs, please contact our customer support service on the number given below.
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