On 20 Sep 2002, Chris Frederick wrote:
> I'm wondering how I can run a program from a telnet/ssh session and
> still have it running after I log off the session.
Look into screen(1). I believe every distro maintains a copy.
It's an extremely useful program. It allows you to detach and reattach
to a session, reconnect from different places, be connected from multiple
terminals, and more. I've been happily using it for over 7 years. :)
Jima