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  • Download Files Over Telne

    From John Guillory@VERT/MAINLINE to JAGOSSEL on Fri Feb 24 10:31:00 2017

    I am slightly familiar with Telnet and always thought that it was just meant to
    be for remoting into a computer or work with text-based programs (like connecting to a BBS :D). I always assumed that it was not possible to download
    files via Telnet. However, I heard that it was possible to download files from
    a BBS via Telnet. Is this true? If so, how? What do I need to do to get file downloads working? Keep in mind, I do use ConnectBot on my Android devices, SyncTERM on my PC, and mTCP's Telnet for DOS (for rare momwnts that I use FreeDOS in a VM).

    Is Telnet even the proper protocol? I know I can download files from BBSes via
    FTP or HTTP (if available). What about SSH or RLogin?

    Using SyncTerm, you can download via Zmodem from a BBS. Most BBS's
    also support FTP and Sunchronet and Winserver supports HTTP. SSH and
    Rlogin is basically like telnet, using Synchterm, using Zmodem...

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