Help for: ssh
Information on using SSH to connect to the mud
(Last Modified: Mon Apr  3, 2006)
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AlteredReality supports SSH connections, which are similar to telnet
connections, but they use encryption.  The benefit of using it is that
everything sent back and forth between your computer and the mud is
encrptyed, so people can't easily snoop on what you're doing or steal your
password like if you use telnet.  This is an especially good idea if you're
on a public network at a school or a library or using a wireless connection.

    * In just about any Unix-based OS, including Mac OS X and Linux, just type
        "ssh -p 4005 ar.static.net" at the command prompt to connect using SSH.
    * In Windows, PuTTY users can use "ar.static.net" for the host and "4005"
        for the port.
    * The Java applet on the web page at http://ar.static.net/jtelnet uses
        SSH automatically.
    * With anything else, just tell it to connect to "ar.static.net" on port
        4005 using something that supports SSH.