Coding a BBS Server in java
<p>After looking at the Google BBS project the other day I quite liked the idea of coding a new front end for our enterprise app that would be a bbs.</p>

<p>This bbs server would then call various webservices etc.. all fine, all done before.</p>

<p>The question I have is that I have made a telnet server before, connected from a client and talked and send data, but how do I get the BBS look, i.e being able to put the cursor where I want it, receive movement (via arrow keys) commands to move about and place a status (mock) bar at the bottom. Get the text scrolling up effect as a new screen is drawn (but not the status bar)</p>

<p>So the question is using a telnet tech the best way to do this, or how can I achieve this look using another tech?</p>
