[BusyBox] Scriptable telnet?

[Csaba Henk]

On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Wolfgang Denk wrote:

> In message <Pine.GSO.4.56.0401061242460.13643 at hexagon.renyi.hu> you wrote:
> >
> > > > I'd need a scriptable telnet client for busybox, ie. one such that you
> > > > can send commands to, eg. via a fifo, like it's done in
>
> Use expect.
>
> > The situation is that I want to script a telnet session. The best beast
> > for communicating with a telnet server is a telnet client, ain't it? Using
> > nc would mean writing a telnet client in shell... that's not what I want.
>
> Use expect.

Hm, I think I will wait with applying your advice... until busybox will
have an expect applet :)

Why do you think that a system the telnet client of which is the one of
busybox, is capable of storing and running expect?

Csaba