MindTerm v0.96

An extract from the release notes:

MindTerm, release 0.96 - Nov 29, 1998

MindTerm is an entirely FREE(*) SSH (currently v1.5) client program
written in pure Java. It is more than yet another ssh-client, apart
from beeing multi-platform, it's also a full set of packages enabling
people to make their own ssh-client and/or "ssh-aware"
java-applications/applets (e.g. special/proprietary proxies, ssh-aware
applications/applets "speaking" to proprietary daemons behind firewall
etc). It has one other notable feature setting it apart from some
other clients, a special ftp-tunnel which works with "ordinary" ftpd's
"behind" the sshd.

(*) Only restriction is that you can't derive commercial work from it
    without our written permission.

Features list:
    o  Password and RSA/rhosts-RSA authentication
    o  3DES/DES, Blowfish and RC4 block-ciphers
    o  Standard SSH port-forwarding (including X11-forwarding)
    o  Special FTP port-forwarding (see FTP-NOTE below)
    o  Plugin-architecture for adding other (than FTP)
       protocol-specific "proxies"
    o  Full (almost :-) vt100 support (i.e. emacs, pine, vi, elm
       etc. works :-)
    o  "applet-enabled", the class mindbright.applet.MindTerm can be used to run MindTerm
       as an applet (both in a separate Frame or in the Applet-Panel itself)
    o  Copy/paste with mouse selection ('copy-on-select' and insert-key pastes)
    o  Cursor-keys (with DECCKM toggle) and PgUP, PgDN, Home and End
       keys can be used
    o  NonGUI mode, i.e. run at command-line without opening a
       terminal-window
    o  MTU option (to be able to control maximum packet size)
    o  The ssh package can be used quite easily by itself to "SSH-enable"
       an arbitrary java-application
    o  The terminal and security packages can (of course) also be used by itself
    o  Cross-platform (it's java :-)

...

New in this release (mainly for java-developers):
    o  Exit to command-shell without disconnecting (finally :-)
    o  Dynamic handling of port-forwards from the command-shell, local ports
       can be added/deleted "on the fly" (remote ports can only be deleted).
       ('list', lists open tunnels).
    o  Can now run single command-line without shell.
    o  New interfaces SSHAuthenticator/SSHClientUser/SSHConsole makes
       it very easy to use the SSHClient class separately.
    o  New method in SSHClient (doSingleCommand) to be able to do a
       single command on the sshd-machine.
    o  SSHSocket/SSHServerSocket/SSHSocketFactory for fully transparent
       usage of SSH in an arbitrary application/applet (see sample code for
       usage).
    o  Documentation started (a lot to do here... :-).
    o  Code cleaned out and reorganized a bit (more on the way)
...


Feedback

If you download MindTerm, please send us some feedback. 

We appreciate any feedback you can give us which would help improve our implementation. 

mindterm-beta@mindbright.se

Thank you for your interest!