Newbie question

[Sean M McMahon]

> On 23-Sep-2002/17:56 -0400, Sean M McMahon <ambassadorsean@juno.com> 
> wrote:
> >I asked a question a week or so ago about using gpg to move a
> >customer's credit card information over the web. I was gifted with 
> the
> >first actually well written explanation that I have seen throughout 
> my
> >quest to find answers to my problem, which has been carried out in 
> over a
> >dozen e-mails to my web host's tech support people who obviously 
> have no
> >idea what they're doing or what they're talking about.
> [snip]
> >Someone had asked a number of questions regarding my platform/web
> >server etc., none of which I understood =) However, my control 
> panel
> >which I use to manage my web page had the following information on
> >it:
> [snip]
> 
> Looks like a pretty standard Linux setup. If you have telnet or 
> (better)
> SSH access to the server then we can help you figure out how to get 
> this
> working. If the only access you have is through an ISP-specific 
> interface
> (ie; the "control panel" you mentioned), then the ISP will have to 
> help
> you.
> 
> Do you have SSH or telnet access to the server?
> 
> Tony


What's SSH, what's telnet, and how can I find out whether or not I have
that kind of access to the server? =)

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