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Pine ~ Off-Campus with Windows

For security reasons, telnet cannot be used to connect to our servers from off campus. Access is available via SSH, which can work like telnet but is more secure. Since Windows does not include an SSH client, one must be obtained from a third party. Instructions for how to download and configure PuTTY to access henson.kzoo.edu are available.

  1. Open an SSH connection to the server henson.kzoo.edu, using your email userid and email password (don't know how? instructions are available). The first time you connect, you will be prompted to accept and save the host key. PuTTY will display the host key as 4a:20:a3:aa:21:15:c6:94:b1:4a:d8:0a:65:f2:3a:b1, and SSH will display it as xuson-susab-felep-sylyl-kehos-vatop-ryzoh-rozyp-kotus-sygyl-zuxax.
  2. Once connected, type the word "pine" (no quotes) and press Enter
  3. if you have not used pine recently, you may encounter a greeting message Type the letter "E" to exit the greeting
  4. pine's main menu is displayed, in a configuration that should look similar to the image at right
  5. You are now using pine. Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the selection up and down, and use your Enter key to make a selection. Other commands are available as described in the bottom two rows of text on the screen, and in the main menu. For instance, to view an index of the messages in your inbox, type the letter "I" for "index." When you are finished, press the letter Q to quit. After pine closes, type "exit" (no quotes) to disconnect.
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