Language Creation Society

This page launches AppGate MindTerm, a Java based Secure SHell terminal. It may help users in situations where they cannot run SSH to access their conlang.org accounts, such as at a library.

To access the applet, click the link below:

Click Here to Run the SSH Applet!

Note: This applet is not endorsed or verified in any way by the LCS. Use at your own risk.

Instructions for Using the AppGate MindTerm SSH Applet

Step 1: Click on the link above to go to the SSH applet launch page (or, alternatively, click here). (Note: If you've run the applet before, skip to Step 2.)

Step 1A: Before running the applet, you may be prompted by your web browser several times. The first warning will inform you that the security of the applet cannot be verified. You should ignore this and click either "allow" or "run" (depending on what your browser displays).

Image of the first warning displayed.

Step 1B: Next, the Java applet window will open (called MindTerm_3.3), and you'll be asked to accept the MindTerm license agreement (or "agreeement", as they call it). You must accept the agreement to use the SSH client.

An image of the license agreement.

Step 1C: Next you'll be prompted to create a directory. This directory is required by the applet to operate. Essentially, it's just a folder that lives in your hard drive to store procedural information. Below is an image showing where the directory will be installed on Windows machine (replace "Sylvia" with your computer's user name):

An image of the directory install location on a Windows machine.

Below is an image showing where the directory will be installed on a Macintosh (replace "Daverin" with your home directory):

An image of the directory install location on a Macintosh.

Below is an image showing where the directory will be installed on a machine running Linux (replace "Sylvia" with your home directory):

An image of the directory install location on a machine running Linux.

Step 1D: In the new directory that's been created, you'll now be asked to create a new file. Click "Yes" to proceed. Below is an example of the request (using a Mac):

An image of the request to install the hostkeys file.

Step 1E: Finally, you'll be asked to add the host to your list of known hosts. Click "Yes" to proceed. Below is an example of the request (using a Mac):

An image of the request to add the host to your list of known hosts.

Step 2: You should now interact directly with the applet, which will have opened in a new window in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. First, it will prompt you for your username. Enter your conlang.org user name (the one you use to edit your site) where prompted. See below for an example:

An image of the username request in the Java applet.

Step 3: Next you'll be prompted for your password. Use the same password associated with your conlang.org username. See below for an example:

An image of the password request in the Java applet.

Step 4: Provided everything has worked up to this point, you should be logged into Quimby: Conlang.org's server. The screen should look something like what you see below:

An image of the Quimby page in the Java applet.

Now that you're here, though, you no longer use the cursor. Instead, go up to the applet window's menu and select "Plugins". From the Plugins drop-down menu, then, select "SFTP File Transfer...", as shown below:

An image showing the user selecting SFTP File Transfer, the second option under the Plugins heading, which is the fourth option from the left.

Step 5: Now you're logged in! Below is an image showing you what the Java applet looks like. On the left is a window showing you your top level directory on your computer, and on the right your entry directory for your webspace (using dedalvs.conlang.org as an example):

An sample image of one's home directory in the Java applet.

Step 6: To modify the web portion of your webspace (the part that web browsers can view), you have to click into your public directory. To do so, select your public directory (it'll be the one that ends in .conlang.org) and double click:

An image showing how to select your public directory.

Step 7: Now you're in! Your public directory should look something like this (with your content on the right side, of course):

An image showing a sample public directory.

From here, you can do the following (in either your webspace, on the right, or on your computer, on the left):

MkDir: Create a new folder.
ChDir: Change where a file or folder is located (like moving a file or folder).
Rename: Change the name of a file or folder.
Delete: Delete a file or folder.
Refresh: Refresh a directory (to show new files or folders that have been added).
Upload: By means of the --> button (the file must be created on your computer first before it can be uploaded).
Download: By means of the <-- button (the file must be present on your webspace in order to be downloaded).
Close: End your session.

And, as a quick note, you can, of course, enlarge or shrink the window as you see fit (so that, for example, the buttons appear completely on the screen):

An image showing a sample public directory enlarged.

Step 8: Finally, when you're done, you can close the window in the conventional way (or click "Close"), and when you do so, you'll be asked if you want to log out:

An image showing the logout request.

Step 9: There is no "Step 9". If you have any questions, feel free to contact us via the usual means.