From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 4 20:29:49 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94F8416A417 for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 20:29:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from mail.potentialtech.com (internet.potentialtech.com [66.167.251.6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6545B13C474 for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 20:29:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from vanquish.pitbpa0.priv.collaborativefusion.com (pr40.pitbpa0.pub.collaborativefusion.com [206.210.89.202]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.potentialtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B45CEBC3C; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 15:29:48 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 15:29:47 -0500 From: Bill Moran To: David Banning Message-Id: <20071204152947.c5345811.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20071204200911.GA88299@skytracker.ca> References: <20071204191130.GA86443@skytracker.ca> <8d23ec860712041133s3b0ccc4fo452f21089c8bcec6@mail.gmail.com> <20071204200911.GA88299@skytracker.ca> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.7 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: looking for online text editor X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:29:49 -0000 In response to David Banning : > > > mindterm-ssh. Is there some plain text editor program > > > out there that will allow me to simply login and edit my files in > > > plain text - (not a gui html editor) ? > > > > > > > ...You can't just SSH into your box and use vim? > > Let's say I'm in a library in some remote town. The only SSH I know > that is web loadable is mindterm-ssh, but that runs on java. If java is > blocked on the local box then I'm SOL. No? Just use puTTY. You can download it and run it without any installation. If you're that locked down that you can't do any of those things, I'd suggest you get a laptop or other way to manage this remotely. What good is a text editor if you can't restart daemons or HUP them? Nokia cell phones have an SSH client available. -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com