telnet and ftp are different animals and you cannot combine them into one. But let's take care of the security first. Telnet and ftp are terribly insecure outside little private networks. Since ssh or it's cousin OpenSSH are free it makes no sense to use telnet on public networks anymore. I use telnet only to test a port on remote server when troubleshooting some services. It's good for connecting to mail server on port 25 for example since you don't do anything with real passwords. Use ssh in place of telnet and scp in place of ftp. That way your communication is encrypted all the way. It is possible to setup authentication so that you do not need to type the password each time you connect to the remote machine. I leave ssh connection open from work to my home system over T-1 and DSL all day long. I also use a utility screen which allows me to switch between numerous virtual terminals all under single ssh session. On Sun, Aug 11, 2002 at 01:47:31PM -0500, John J. Boyer wrote: > Hello, > i'm wondering if I have to log in twice to my Web server if I first do ftp > to upload some files and then do telnet to make some onsite changes > without disturbing the copies on my local system. > I have a DSL connection? Can I safely leave telnet running for hours when > i want to make occasional changes to the romote site? > Thanks. > John > > > -- > Computers to Help People, Inc. > http://www.chpi.org > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 -- Rafael The Gap Between the Rich and the Poor is Constant.