You could also try the TINI board -- $50 w/ Ethernet, 1-wire, CAN, serial ports, I2C port; all on a SIMM. Sort of a 8051-class device. Includes a mini webserver. http://www.ibutton.com/TINI/hardware/index.html - j On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Jim Main wrote: > have you thought about a network print server box? You can get these for a > few hundred and they come with Centronics port (and sometimes serial as > well). > > Jim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: 13 October 1999 19:54 > Subject: Telnet/SMTP/Ethernet, Possible? > > > > I would like to send & receive very basic telnet commands with a pic or > send periodic SMTP messages to my mail server, whichever is easier.