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From: Rudy.Nedved@RUDY.FAC.CS.CMU.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Port parm on telnet commands
Message-ID: <8906272039.AA11473@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 27 Jun 89 16:18:40 GMT
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I use the telnet port paramater all the time to check smtp servers, to
connect to finger sockets and to work with special programs.

Admittedly our telnet program is configured to only do option negotiation
(at least start it) when you don't specify a telnet port.

ftp port...never used it for anything else but it is possible.

-Rudy