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 TELNET
 
 Telnet is probably the simplest and most widely available program out there
 with which you can connect to Elendor. It is also probably the most primi-
 tive and if you possibly can, you should download and install a real mudding
 client (see NEWS CLIENTS for some suggestions) instead of going through the
 frustration of trying to use telnet. However, since telnet is so widespread,
 the following texts explain how to use it most productively.

 If you are using Windows 95/98/NT, you can start the built-in Windows Telnet
 by going to the Start menu, selecting Run..., and typing "telnet" and hit-
 ting the OK button. When the Telnet window appears, first go to the Terminal
 menu and select Preferences. Make sure the "Local Echo" box is unchecked,
 and enter a large number, like 500, in the "Buffer Size" box. Click the OK
 button. Finally go to the Connect menu and select "Remote System." In the
 dialogue box that appears, enter "mush.elendor.net" for the Host Name, and
 enter "1892" for Port. (Do NOT leave it set to "telnet" or you will not be
 able to connect.) Click the Connect button. You should then see the mush
 login screen followed by a message indicating that terminal emulation has
 been activated. (This means that the mush has identified you as a telnet
 user and has turned on some special features to help you. See HELP TERM for
 a description of these.)

 If you are using Windows 2000/XP, telnet only works in a DOS box. Go to the
 Start menu, select Run..., and type "telnet" and hit the OK button. A DOS
 box should appear with a "telnet>" prompt. Type "open mush.elendor.net 1892"
 and hit return. After a pause, the mush login screen should appear followed
 by a message indicating that terminal emulation has been activated. (Again,
 this means that the mush has identified you as a telnet user and has turned
 on some special features to help you. See HELP term for a description of
 these.)

 If you are on a unix system such as linux, type "telnet" at the unix prompt
 and you should get a "telnet>" prompt. (If you don't, then it means that
 either your system doesn't have telnet or it isn't in your path.) Once you
 have a "telnet>" prompt, type "open mush.elendor.net 1892". After a pause,
 you should see the mush login screen. If you see a message right after the
 the login screen indicating that terminal emulation has been activated, then
 you're ready to go. Just login in the usual way. Otherwise you need to take
 some additional steps...

 First, type "TERM ON" at the login screen. It is possible that you will not be 
 able to see what you are typing. If that's the case, type "TERM ON" anyway 
 and hit return. You should see a message indicating that terminal 
 emulation has been activated. If you don't, then I'm afraid you're on your 
 own because your telnet isn't sending anything to the mush at all. You 
 should probably install a new telnet. If you do get that message and you 
 were unable to see what you were typing when you typed "TERM ON", then 
 you're done. You should now be able to see what you're typing and you 
 should be able to login in the normal way. If you WERE able to see what 
 you were typing when you typed "TERM ON", then you have one more step to 
 go. Hit control-] on your keyboard. You should get a "telnet>" prompt. Now 
 you need to turn on "character mode". This is usually done by typing "mode 
 character". If that doesn't work, try typing "?" at the telnet> prompt in 
 order to browse telnet's online help. Once you've turned on character 
 mode, you should be able to login to the mush in the usual way.

 There may be some rare cases when you're a telnet user but you don't want to
 use Elendor's terminal emulation. (One disadvantage of using terminal emula-
 tion is that communication is slower. Each character you type is individu-
 ally transmitted to the mush and then transmitted back to your screen. If
 your connection to Elendor is really slow, this may make typing intolerably
 difficult.) Normally Elendor tries to activate its telnet support as soon as
 it gets any indication that you are a telnet user. When it transmits the
 mush login screen, it also transmits a hidden code requesting your telnet to
 identify itself. If it complies with a response, term emulation is switched
 on. Also if your telnet sends the mush a cursor key movement corresponding
 to the vt52, vt100, or ansi standard, or sends a code conforming to the
 telnet protocol, term emulation also switches on. You can inhibit this by
 typing "TERM OFF". After you execute that command, the mush will not turn
 term emulation on automatically anymore.

 If you elect to use telnet without mush-side term emulation, you should be
 sure to turn on "local echo" so that you can see what you're typing. On
 Windows 95/98/NT, this is accomplished by going to the "Terminal" menu,
 selecting "Preferences", and making sure that the "Local Echo" box is
 checked. On Windows 2000/XP and unix systems, you need to turn on line mode
 instead of character mode. Most of the time line mode is the default. If
 you don't follow the steps for turning on character mode outlined in the
 previous pages, you should be in line mode. However, on some telnets you
 need to turn it on explicitly. Do this by hitting control-] to reach a
 "telnet>" prompt. Usually if you type "mode line" and hit return, this will
 turn on line mode. If that doesn't work, type "?" and hit return to browse
 telnet's online help and look for the appropriate command.

 Again, if your luck with telnet is not so good, use of a mudding client is
 advised. They are available for free via download from the web and there
 are fairly good ones available for every platform. See our webpage at
 http://www.elendor.net for some pointers on where to get a good client.

 See also: HELP term, HELP wrap
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