How can I share a console program over the network?

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I'm looking for some kind of TELNET daemon for linux to share a single app.

I wrote a BBS/MUD, but no networking routines, and I'm looking for a way to "share" the app, in a way Citrix XenApp works for GUI/Windows Apps. I remember I used such a server once, for console mode applications, but I cannot recall the name/internet address.

How do I do that? Can I bypass the login mechanism? (my app uses its own...) — friedkiwi, Nov 10 '10 at 10:47
Why would you want to bypass it? Just use your normal username/pass or create a guest account that all the users can share. — leppie, Nov 10 '10 at 10:57

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 02 '11 at 20:42

As far as I know, it's pretty much unheard of to rely on a sharing layer on top of a MUD to handle sockets rather than having the socket code within the MUD server, not least because using such a layer, it seems like it would be very difficult to have the MUD actually be multiplayer.

You might want to look at integrating SocketMUD with your project; SocketMUD is basically a bare-bones socket handling layer intended for MUD use, so could be exactly what you need.

How can I share a console program over the network?

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