> Does anyone know of a way to transfer a socket from one login system to 
> another?  Stated simply, if I were to set up an alternate process to 
> handle telnet requests (like a MUD, MOO, talker, database, etc) on an 
> alternate port, would it be possible to alter the standard login script 
> and the alternate login program so that if a user accessed the regular 
> port, he/she could type something for the user name and get his/her 
> socket transferred to the other login program?

So you want people to be able to telnet to the standard port and get
transfered to an alternate port, like a MUD? Why not just have them
telent to that port directly? Under U*ix, "telnet <host> [port]" works.
I often "telnet localhost smtp" to check sendmail configurations.
Also, the Stanford telnet application and the Versaterm Telnet Tool
permit the specification of the port number for a telnet session.
Would this do?

Take care,

Bill