Several months ago I tried using the telnet module (on Windows XP) to
communicate with a proprietary host on our network. This was
unsuccessful due to problems with "option negotiation", and I gave up on
the project for a while. I still have need for this, however, so I
recently started thinking about alternatives. I suppose I could dig deep
enough into option negotiation to use the socket module (with telnet as
a guide), but I am hoping to find a way to use fewer synapses.
Using the Windows C:> prompt (cmd.exe) I can telnet into this host with
no problems (the Windows telnet client performs option negotiation just
fine). Is there a straightforward way of using os.popen() (or os.fork()
or os.exec*() or os.wait*()) to connect to the host from Python via the
Windows telnet client?
Thanks,
Donnal Walter
Arkansas Children's Hospital
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