I work in library and our service block all Telnet programs so I can't use ISQ or IRC or news. Only email. Why? They told me that its fastly way to get virus. I don't believ. Alex > Note that most (large) universities still offer (or require) Telnet, which > is typically accessed (through dial-up modem) using the web site or simply > launching Telnet software and pointing to the proper host. I have found > Telnet to be faster than internet for file transfers in many cases. The > educational accounts may also require Telnet for email or access files > residing on the mainframe. Applications are also accessible through Telnet. > More recent Telnet interface software allows cursor key usage (as opposed to > PCSOFT's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>