[ih] What does Telnet stand for?

[Bernie Cosell]

On 11 Jan 2010 at 9:25, John Day wrote:

> And just for the record, contrary to what many 
> textbooks say, the TELNET protocol is not a 
> remote login protocol.  It is a terminal device 
> driver protocol.

Indeed it is: many of us have used telnet to send email, pick up our 
email, do usenet....

  /Bernie\

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