Perl - FTP and Telnet Modules

Perl module P616

FTP and Telnet Modules

Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module P616. This topic is presented on public course Using Perl on the Web

FTP and telnet are excellent ways to work with remote computers, but they're designed around a human user with keyboard input and screen output. Using Perl modules, you can automate FTP and telnet processes that you run regularly, and even use FTP and telnet connections to access remote data from within a larger Perl application.

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Examples from our training material

ftp2	Recursive FTP client in Perl
ftpdemo	Simple FTP retreival in Perl
sshlet	Using ssh to contact a remote host
telnetdemo	Log in to a remote host and run a command

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Background information

This module is available under an Open Training Notes License for free download from http://www.training-notes.co.uk.

Topics covered in this module

Simple example.
More flexible transfers.
Enquiries.
Other facilities.
Net::Telnet.
Running a remote shell and commands.
Using Net::Telnet to hold a remote conversation.
Net::DNS.

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