Using Telnet - by The Game
1. What is Telnet?

Many years ago, when the internet wasn't taken over by corporate bastards,
the internet was known as ARPAnet and information ran free. Most of the
people that used it were in college or had gotten a computer by other means.
Another thing is that the World Wide Web didn't exist yet, and most
information were on Bulletin Boards in different places. These bulletin
boards were accessed by a program called Telnet. Telnet is one of the oldest
and most known ways of communicating online. This program didn't use any
graphics, or fancy html design like most people are used to today. It used
text, and lots of it.

2. Why should I know about Telnet?

Well, one thing is that many hackers in the past used this for hacking as
back in the past, Trojans and Denial of Service attacks were only used so
that hackers could get back on the server after they hack it so it wouldn't
take as long. Today, you can still use Telnet to hack, but it isn't
recommended as you can be traced easily due to the advances in today's
programs. If you know how to cover your steps though, then this can be
very useful.

3. Where can I get telnet?

Well, if you have windows, then chances are that you already have it, but
you probably don't know where it is. To find it use the find utility by
going Start==>Find==>Files or Folders... and searching for Telnet.exe with
it. If you find it, then make a shortcut on your desktop or where you
choose to put it. If you don't get any results via the search there are a
few programs that you can download from the internet. Just search for
telnet on www.download.com and you'll find a few results.

4. How do I setup telnet?

When you use telnet for the first time there are a few thing that you will
want to change for the best effect. When you are opening up the program
select Terminal==>Preferences... and you will get a list of options. For
Terminal Options check Blinking Cursor, Block Cursor, and VT100 Arrows. You
will want to set the buffer size to 500 (Other experienced hackers use 1000,
which I don't like very much as it makes for a a oversized telnet window.)
As for Emulation, use VT-100/ANSI. Finally for the fonts and background
color, you should use whatever works best. In my case, I use Green for the
font and black for the background color. This works for the best.

5. How do I connect to a server?

Now comes the fun part of it all, actually connecting to a server. Select
Connect==>Remote System. You will see a few options for it. For the host
type in dsl-mud.org, (or whatever telnet server you choose for this test as
it doesn't matter.) for the port Telnet, and vt100 for the TermType. After
connecting, many of the servers will give you a list of commands to follow
for that particular server. There are other commands that you can use on
telnet, but I will cover those with other text documents.