i find that the documentation on net::telnet does little beyond list out the avalible functions and demonstrate 5 or 6 of the 17 possible commands and actually need to use a few of them that were not demonstrated just mentioned, like
get - read block of data

    $data = $obj->get([Binmode    => $mode,]
                      [Errmode    => $errmode,]
                      [Telnetmode => $mode,]
                      [Timeout    => $secs,]);


    This method reads a block of data from the object and returns it a
+long with any buffered data. If no buffered data is available to retu
+rn, it will wait for data to read using the timeout specified in the 
+object. You can override that timeout using $secs. Also see timeout()
+. If buffered data is available to return, it also checks for a block
+ of data that can be immediately read.

    On eof an undefined value is returned. On time-out or other failur
+es, the error mode action is performed. To distinguish between eof or
+ an error occurring when the error mode is not set to "die", use eof(
+).

    Optional named parameters are provided to override the current set
+tings of binmode, errmode, telnetmode, and timeout.

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this does not say anything about how one get's something just what to do with small bits of get, and not even that really....

so if anyone has a decent telnet tutorial out there and is willing to send it my way that would be of help

In reply to net::telnet tutorial anyone? by Anonymous Monk

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