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In article <833717674snz@musicman.demon.co.uk>,
Scott Mordecai <scott@musicman.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>>>- telnet with colour VT220 emulation (plus VT100/320/etc. would be nice)
>>>- Programmable function keys (so I can define F1-F10 keys)
>>>- 132 column by 43 line display (automatically, on receiving a display
>>>  code from the host system)
>>>- must have an ftp server that can run in background (whilst doing telnet
>>>  for example).
>>NCSA Telnet does almost all of these.
>
>Which does/doesn't it do? 

Well, it doesn't do ftp, you'd need a copy of Ftp'd for that. Try doing an
Archie search, alternatively if you have a Mac webserver you'll find that
the package includes most of this stuff. The programmable function keys is
usually done using a macro package - KeyQuencer is good enough for most
people and it is scriptable. 132 cols by 43 lines is easy peasy, you're
thinking too much in DOS mode, most Mac pacakges can handle any
width/length within the limits of resolution of the display. There are also
some good Telnet implementations available for use with the Comms Toolbox,
I use SITcomm from Aladdin but any CTB aware application can use the same
interchangeable set of tools, allowing you to plug any transport layer onto
any terminal that you choose. ISTr that the basic SITcomm package came with
VT100/220/320 tools but no telnet, there are however several telnet tools
around.

You may want to have a look at VICOM's TCP/IP comms package which is
supposed to offer a good all-round package. I've never used it so I can't
coment.

>>>  PCs at work, we either have an lpd server running in b/g, or the host
>>>  system FTPs the file directly to the PC's LPT1 printer port).
>>I think there no real easy solution. It is quit a pain to do that. Maclpd
>>is a lpr daemon on mac.
>
>That sounds like just the job.  Does it come with the Mac, NCSA, or
>available elswhere?
>

You would probably do well to get yourself a copy of Userland's Frontier.
You can find it at various ftp sites, if you look for "Aretha." Frontier is
an alternative script language to Apple's AppleScript and there is an
insanely great TCP/IP package available from Userland's Web site which
would allow you to script text output. ISTR that some of the examples on
the Web site include
how to set up an ftp server using the Aretha TCP/IP package alone.