#!/bin/bash
# PubTerm - Public Terminal: telnet connection to the BBS
# Launched as a native door via the BinktermPHP multiplexing bridge.
#
# Flags:
# -E Disable the escape character (prevents user from breaking to telnet prompt)
# -K No automatic login (disables .netrc / TELNET_USER authentication)
TELNET_HOST="${PUBTERM_HOST:-127.0.0.1}"
TELNET_PORT="${PUBTERM_PORT:-2323}"
# Check that telnet is installed
if ! command -v telnet &>/dev/null; then
printf '\033[1;31m'
echo ""
echo " *** PUBTERM CONFIGURATION ERROR ***"
echo ""
printf '\033[0m'
echo " The 'telnet' command is not installed on this system."
echo " PubTerm requires the telnet client to connect to the BBS."
echo ""
echo " To install it:"
echo ""
echo " Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install telnet"
echo " RHEL/Rocky: sudo dnf install telnet"
echo " Alpine: apk add busybox-extras"
echo ""
echo " If telnet is installed at a non-standard path, set:"
echo " PUBTERM_TELNET_BIN=/path/to/telnet in your .env file"
echo ""
echo " Contact your sysop to resolve this issue."
echo ""
echo " Press any key to exit."
read -r -n 1 -s
exit 1
fi
TELNET_BIN="${PUBTERM_TELNET_BIN:-telnet}"
exec "$TELNET_BIN" -E -K "$TELNET_HOST" "$TELNET_PORT"
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