How Do I Login to the Account?
SSHSSH (Secure Shell) is a program to log
into another computer over a
network, to execute commands in a remote machine, and to move files
from one machine to another. It provides strong authentication and
secure communications over insecure channels. It is intended as a
replacement for rlogin, rsh, and rcp.
SSH protects the user from illicit network snooping ("packet sniffing"), whereby
un-encrypted passwords and text can be read by unscrupulous persons.
SSH is most useful for logging into a UNIX computer from a Windows or
Mac computer or from another UNIX computer, where the traditional
'telnet' and 'rlogin' programs would not provide password and session
encryption; the CSUA administrative personnel tend to use SSH exclusively
in preference to telnet or rlogin, except in cases where SSH is not available.
SSH serves a purpose that is similar to Kerberos, but it works consistently
amongst different operating systems and is easier to administer (no ticket-
server is required, sysadmin privileges are not required to set it up).
When
you first use ssh, it asks you to invent an "RSA indentity passphrase". It
generates public and private keys for you, in files called "identity.pub"
and "identity". The "identity" fi4le should not be readable by anyone
but
you. On UNIX, those files are located in your .ssh directory. On Windows,
they are typically located in your lop-level home directory folder.
This is our prefered method for getting to MudMagic. What is really cool is
that SSH is secure and easy to use. Most of the products you download
come with BOTH SSH and Telnet for you to use. So why not give this a
shot? It's secure and easy to use.
Jaelli uses a freeware program PuTTY
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Telnet
Telnet is a system for logging onto a remote computer through the Internet. There
are lots of reasons to do this. Telnet allows you to access computers all over the
world and use the resources you find on those computers. You could use telnet to
access MudMagic while on vacation to check your mail. You can use it to code
your MUD, play your MUD, or you can use it to access and modify web pages
if you want a web site.
Telnet began as one of the basic features of Unix. Once you've got a connection
started, all of the various forms of Telnet are the same because what you really
see is whatever the other computer is sending you, and telnet is always going to
be text no matter which version of telnet you use. Telnet is easy and it is popular.
It is well worth learning. If you enjoy the Internet, Telnet will become one of
your most useful and frequently used tools.
Clients such as ZMUD
are simply a telnet application with built in bells and
whistles. However the drawback to telnet is its lack of security. The data it sends
is NOT encrypted, so it is not our favorite choice when connecting to your
shell account. You'll also need to turn off parsing. That being said, we won't restrict you from using it, we just
want to warn you :).
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FTP
FTP is a method of retrieving files from other computers on the Internet. Normally,
you need a password and authorised access in order to get hold of a file from elsewhere,
but there is a special case of FTP called Anonymous FTP, which allows
Internet users
access to the many hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, of files which are available in
this way.
All you need is the use of a computer which has a direct TCP/IP connection to the
Internet
and the name (or IP address) of the site you want to download from (the exact directory
name and filename is also useful, but often not essential, as you can browse through what
is available).
You will use FTP to either connect from your shell account by typing simply ftp site.com.
Or you may connect directly to your shell account via FTP to upload/download files from
your account.
Hotfiles
listings of FTP Clients
We Like - CrystalFTP
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