Using Telnet to access your account

Q - What is Telnet ? - Telnet allows you to access your Shell account via a UNIX command line interface. If that still leaves you in the dark, don't worry. Shell access is for those true geeks that learned about the Internet long before there was a World Wide Web and the graphic interfaces we have now. So - if you're still in the dark - Shell access is probably not for you and you can skip this FAQ :-)

Q - Does Chatserve support shell (telnet) access ? - Yes - because we know it's hard to teach an old geek new tricks.

Q - What is the address for shell (telnet) access ? - shell.accesscom.com

Q - What UNIX shells are available ? - Here are the supported UNIX shells on our system and where they are located in case you need to update your path.

• sh: /bin/sh
• bash: /bin/bash
• csh: /bin/csh
• tcsh: /usr/bin/tcsh
• ksh: /usr/bin/ksh
• zsh: /usr/bin/zsh

Q - What can I do in the shell ? - The shell is full featured and supports most of the shell programs and daemons out there. The options are far too numerous to mention here so if you have a favorite shell function you're fond of and you can't get it to work on chatserve, please let us know. A few specifics are listed below. We've sprinkled a few popular shelll options throughout the other FAQs as reference as well.

Q - What editors are available ? - Here are the supported editors on our system and where they are located

• pico: /bin/pico
• vi: /usr/bin/vi
• emacs: /usr/bin/emacs

Q - What mail readers are available ? - Here are the supported mail readers on our system and where they are located

• pine: /usr/bin/pine
• mail: /usr/bin/mail
• elm: /usr/bin/elm