If you have any tasks that require logging onto a remote server, the chances are you do this by logging on with a telnet client program.

ArcTel is a telnet client, but with additional facilities to aid in the process of automating tasks, including running commands on a server, logging the results to a log file, and transferring files to/from the server using the FTP protocol. Notification can be by printing out a document or even Emailing a message.

ArcTel includes a comprehensive structured scripting language for performing a variety of tasks, fully described with numerous examples in the on-line manual, available in a well-structured HTML format.

NEW! Version 2.1 now available as of 13th August 2002 - Improved debugging, MRU lists, improved list-handling, paste into a session, date and time handling, as well as updated and comprehensive on-line help.