Re: [gentoo-user] Linux comm program

[Bob Sanders <rmsand@concentric.net>]

On Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:51:55 -0400
Daniel D Jones <ddjones@riddlemaster.org> wrote:

> Is anyone aware of  a decent comm program for Linux?  Something along the 
> lines of SecureCRT for Windows?  (SecureCRT is a commercial program.  There's 
> supposed to be a Linux port in progress but I'd much prefer to use Open 
> Source.)  I can't seem to find anything but stuff that was written in the 
> '90s like minicom  or programs that have limited capabilities.  For example, 
> Komport (KDE's serial comm program) is limited to a 25 x 80 screen, despite 
> the fact that it's a GUI program.  I'm looking for a GUI program with a 
> scrollback buffer, scripting, multi protocol support (ssh in all its various 
> flavors, serial port, telnet, rlogin), session logging, etc.  This is the 
> kind of technical itch that I would think lots of programmers would scratch, 
> but I haven't been able to find anything close.
> 

No gui program I know of.  But Ruby will allow you to do all that.  As it supports
the tk widget library, among other interfaces, the gui is fairly straight forward.

Bob
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