Worm Breeder's Gazette 11(3): 2a
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The MIT contig database is not accessible using Telnet via Internet. Internet is a very large computer network and odds are that if you use computer mail, at least some of your mail travels via Internet. Telnet makes a connection between two computers on Internet in a manner analogous to having a modem connection between two computers. Access to Internet can either be from a direct connection to your personal computer or through a mainframe which is connected to Internet. Telnet is a set of protocols used for communicating over the network and is also frequently used as the command you have to enter on a computer to initiate the connection. The advantages of using Telnet and Internet are: (1) you don't have to pay long distance telephone charges, and (2) if you have a direct connection to Internet, then you can connect directly to the database without even having a modem. The node name for the MIT computer is TROPICANA.MIT.EDU, the login is C_ELEGANS and the password is WORMS. Your terminal settings should basically be the same as when you login using the phone lines. If you have any questions, try your local computer guru or mainframe system administrator or feel free to contact Greg Beitel at (617) 253-6395 or BEITEL@MITWCCF.