This area will show you what we have on the hosts, how to use the Panix versions of popular UNIX programs, and give you pointers on customizing your environment here.

Jump to help with Telnet, SSH, and terminal programs.

Special Section: Using the New Panix Mail System via the Shell

• Using Pine with New Mail
• Using Mutt with New Mail
• Using Elm with New Mail
• Using Procmail with the new mail system

Accessing your Panix shell account:

• How to change your dial-in number to reach Panix
• How to log into your Panix shell account

Using the programs on your UNIX shell account:

• Editors, newsgroup-choosing tools, and tutorials available on Panix
• Introduction to the "pico" text editor
• Using Eudora with a Panix shell account (MS Windows only)
• Tips for using the rn, trn, and nn UNIX newsreaders
• Using the "nn" newsreader to get UUencoded binary files
• How to subscribe/unsubscribe to newsgroups in rn, trn, and nn
• Uploading and downloading files to and from a shell account
• Pulling up man-pages in text format for easy download
• Using SOUP to read your mail offline with a shell-only account

Customizing your shell environment on Panix:

• Getting started with your UNIX shell environment
• Password maintenance on Panix
• Filtering your email on Panix with procmail
• Setting your Panix account to forward your mail
• Delete and Backspace key handling in UNIX
• Setting up your path so that it works on Panix
• Setting up Pine or Elm to save copies of outgoing mail
• The "finger" utility: how to look people up, and how to keep your own info private
• Using Xterm emulation on Panix
• Enabling "identd" for shell-based IRC use
• Restoring accidentally-deleted files from RAID "snapshot" backups
• An explanation of the Elm "filter bug", and why we prefer Procmail

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