Re: telnet on port 25

From: Bill Thompson (bill.thompson@GOODYEAR.COM)
Date: Mon Apr 19 2004 - 09:07:43 EDT


Praveen,

That is the way it works.

Try typing in "HELP"

Bill Thompson
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kumar, Praveen (cahoot)" <Praveen.Kumar@CAHOOT.COM>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.aix-l
To: <aix-l@Princeton.EDU>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 8:16 AM
Subject: telnet on port 25

> Hi *,
> I am trying to telnet to our mail server(Win NT) from an AIX box
> using port 25. When i connect it gives me a message saying ready but no
> prompt to execute any commands, and it does not even ask me the username and
> a password. I have never connected on port 25 using telnet before. Is this
> the way it works or am i doing something wrong. Pl find the output i have
> got when executing those commands.
>
>
> telnet> open 195.183.212.12 25
> Trying...
> Connected to 195.183.212.12.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 220 <hostname> ESMTP Server (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service
> 5.5.2657.72) ready
>
>
> TIA
> Praveen.K
>
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