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Term. version 1.0.5
Copyright (c) 1992-1993 Michael O'Reilly
All Rights Reserved
Term is a program to implement a slip-like connection between 2 unix
machines. It isn't sl/ip. It runs entirely in user mode. It requires
no kernel support on either end, and no root access on either end. It
is built to run over a modem to connect a non-internet machine with an
internet machine. If this is your situation, and you don't have
slip/ppp then term is for you.
Term is run at both ends, and does multiplexing, error correction, and
compression across the serial link between them. Designed to be as
efficient as possible, and have good response time, even over slow
modems. (I run it over a 2400 baud modem).
Note that it behaves the same from both ends. A user on either machine
can connect to the other.
The term program runs as a server. A unix-domain socket is opened and
bound to support communication between client processes and the
server.
There are five clients currently written:
trsh
Just runs a shell on the remote end. Like a normal login.
tupload <local file> <remote file>
Uploads a file. takes the name of the local file and the optional
arg is the name of the remote file.
txconn
Hangs around in the background waiting for X connections. re-directs
then to the local X server. Intended to be run on the remote machine.
tredir
Lets you alias a port on one system to another. I.e. 'redir 4000 23'
run on host 'a' means that anyone telneting to port 4000 on 'a',
will get a login prompt of machine 'b'.
These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Netfuture.ch.