Re: Telnet to mail host replies connection refused
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- Subject: Re: Telnet to mail host replies connection refused
- From: Carl Fink <carlf@panix.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 23:34:05 -0400
- Message-id: <20001011233405.A2788@panix.com>
- In-reply-to: <001201c033f4$19c4d260$21a15140@workstation>; from pmchale@doubleesolutions.com on Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 10:28:26PM -0400
- References: <001201c033f4$19c4d260$21a15140@workstation>
On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 10:28:26PM -0400, Paul McHale wrote:
> telnet IP_NUM 25
>
> I get:
>
> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection Refused
Just a wild guess, but: are you actually typing "IP_NUM" or are you
substituting a real IP number?
Some servers are configured to refuse telnet connections. (Telnet
negotiates some stuff about terminals -- it isn't a bare
character-sender.) You might try netcat.
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Carl Fink carlf@dm.net
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