See also Net::Telnet or use expect.

-jp

On 12/20/05, Philippe Baudry <Philippe.Baudry_at_evidian.com> wrote:
>
> hi
>
> curl allows telnet functionnality
>
> syntax is curl telnet://<remote>
>
> curl doesn t manage the user password, and it is to user to catch the
> prompt and send the user identification.
> why?
>
> interest of curl is i think a complete protocal connect management from
> just a command line, as it does for http, ftp,..
>
> with telnet, this advantage is not implemented, and a simple script
> including telnet command seems to do the same
>
> i have done some test, and can t find a solution , from a script
> including curl telnet, to pass automaticaly the user/id to continue the
> telnet connexion
>
> so should be possible to have an improvement of telnet in curl including
> the management of user identificatin while connection (even if it is
> not in the protocol and can t be treated directly)
> as
>
> curl telnet://<remote> -u <user/pass>
>
> curl will do the telnet connexion, will cath the return prompt, send the
> user/id , test the results, etc , to return finaly the command result
>
> it should be nice for me, because i should have a telnet command
> inheriting of curl benefits( (proxy management, ...)
>
> in it is not, how can i from a shell script including curl telnet
> syntax, provide the user/id in continue
>
> thanks for an answer
>
> --
> Philippe Baudry
>
Received on 2005-12-20