Open Source C Telnet Software

The Null-modem emulator (com0com) is a kernel-mode virtual serial port driver for Windows. You can create an unlimited number of virtual COM port pairs and use any pair to connect one COM port based application to another. The HUB for communications (hub4com) allows to receive data and signals from one COM or TCP port, modify and send it to a number of other COM or TCP ports and vice versa.

A cross-platform ANSI-BBS terminal designed to connect to remote BBSs via telnet, rlogin, or SSH. Supports ANSI music and the IBM charset when possible. Will run from a console, under X11 using XLib, or using SDL.

KiTTY is a lightweight, open-source SSH/telnet client and terminal emulator based on PuTTY, designed for use in Windows environments. It is primarily used for remote connections via SSH, Telnet, Rlogin, and serial protocols, making it an essential tool for system administrators, network engineers, and developers who need to manage remote servers or devices. KiTTY extends PuTTY's functionality with a variety of enhancements, such as session management, automated password handling, and portable executables, providing a more convenient and customizable experience. Its minimalistic design ensures fast performance, while its extended features cater to both basic and advanced users who require reliable, secure, and efficient remote access tools.

ExtraPuTTY - fork of putty 0.67. (Add win32 API,shortcuts for pre-defined command,can use files instead of the registry,auto-reconnect, scripting a session with lua,integrates FTP,TFTP,Ymodem,Xmodem transfert protocols, integrates cygwin, zmodem, session manager,hyper link projects and others ...)

tn5250 emulates a 5250 terminal or printer over telnet, for connecting to IBM Power Systems, iSeries and AS/400 computers running IBM i, i5/OS and OS/400. It runs on any Unix or Windows system. Note that this project is now on GitHub at https://github.com/tn5250/tn5250

TinTin++ is a console mud client for any type of text mud or bbs. The mud client's main assets are an easy to learn scripting language, triggers, automapping, and a split screen interface to separate mud output from client input. Installation instructions for Android, iOS, and several other operating systems are available on the website. https://tintin.mudhalla.net

Qodem is a a terminal emulator that resembles the BBS-era Qmodem. Includes phonebook, scrollback, capture, X/Y/Zmodem, Kermit, ANSI (+ music) / Avatar / VT102 / Linux emulation, Unicode, and keyboard macros. Connects over serial, ssh, telnet, rlogin.

dtelnet: A Free Telnet Client for Windows 16/32/64 Emulates many terminal types 'linux,xterm,rxvt,konsole,vt100,vt320,vt420' (xterm[-256color] is the preferred), talks protocols 'telnet' and 'login'. Many customization options available.

KildClient is a mud client using the GTK toolkit. Its main feature is the support of Perl scripting. Other standard features of mud clients (triggers, gags, macros, etc.) are also supported.

KBtin is a MUD/MUSH/MOO/telnet client, a heavily extended clone of tintin++. It is not limited to games however, as it can be used to run any line-based program. It uses full screen text mode, with portability preferred over graphical looks.

The utelnetd package provides a small and efficient stand alone telnet server daemon.

Atani Software has a primary focus of developing games for various platforms and also try to keep the good old BBS' alive with releases of door games, etc.

OpenSource mud client designed to work on both windows,linux and MAC OS X. Written in Gtk+ and C with SQLLite, Python, MSP, MXP, HTML, and ZMP support. Provides plugin support, automapper functionality, triggers, aliases and macros.

PCMan is an easy-to-use telnet client mainly targets BBS users formerly running under MS Windows. PCMan X is a newly developed, open-source and cross-platform version written with wxWidgets, supporting X Window, MS Windows, and Mac OS X.

Wintin is a scriptable MUD client for Windows

ICMP Shell (ISH) is a telnet-like protocol. It allows users to connect to a remote host and to open a shell using only ICMP to send and receive data. ICMP Shell was written in C for the UNIX environment.

This project is no longer maintained at SourceForge. Please see http://code.google.com/p/libcli for updates.

FuTTY is a fork of PuTTY and PuTTYTray.

The Clans was a popular game written for online BBSes back in the day of their great popularity. It is a text-based game featuring inter-BBS communications. It was written initially for Turbo C++, but has been ported to gcc and MSVC

gtermix is a gtk+ telnet client intended for calling BBSes. It utilizes a custom VGA textmode emulating terminal widget that allows it to accurately render bulletin board systems as they were in DOS terminal programs.

SSH2 client for MacOS before X, based on BetterTelnet, lsh and GUSI.

Communication protocol for advanced clients of talker Atlantis (now running at atlantis.talker.sk). No implementation. No source code. Only specfication.

MudPRO: An advanced client for the online game MajorMUD

Termix is a Linux (UNIX) telnet client designed for calling telnet BBS,and SCO ANSI. It aims to behave as DOS terminals did; with proper ANSI parsing, scrolling, and character sets -- all in a DOS terminal-like application

aftp is an FTP library and an FTP tool. The aftp tool is a good example on how to use the library. You need FTP functionality in your software? Use the aftp library! Now also atelnet(d), a client and server telnet between MS-Windows (server) and Linux.