Re: Web server with Telnet Functionality?

Hello David,

You wrote:
>Has anyone used a telnet emulator that runs as or on a web server?  I'm
>not looking for an embedded telnet (port 23) client, but rather a
>telnet connectivity tool that looks and smells to the client like a web
>page.  Work Station Gateway is one example, but that won't work for my
>purposes because of the rotating port number problem (moving target).
>I need something that runs on Port 80 or Port 81.  I want to be able to
>sit at any Internet Explorer session that's connected to the internet
>and pull up a telnet session to my as/400 using only port 80 and HTTP
>as connectivity.  Basically I need some way to get in without port 23.

Vendor response follows:

I am associated with a company called Arterial Software.  We have
developed a product to do exactly what you desire.  Point your browser
at an HTTP port and get a terminal session displayed in the browser.

Installation takes 10 minutes. Starting the server takes 30 seconds.
Type in a URL, answer a logon prompt, and bingo -- an AS/400 main menu
(or wherever your initial program takes you).  We support SSL so
connections can be secure.  We have a small footprint in terms of disk
space, main storage, and processor resource.  We don't need WebSphere or
Java or ActiveX or access to your source code.  We support the 5250 GUI
keywords too!  And the product is not expensive.  Oh, it's also fast :)
and you can run it as an HTTP server.

If you, or anyone else, wants more information then contact me via
e-mail at:      Simon.Coulter@arterialsoftware.com
and I'll arrange for some documentation to be sent to you and also a
trial copy of the product if you wish.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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