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Re: '.' in username



On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 08:32:45PM -0700, Tim Hammerquist wrote:
> telnet is still a wonderful tool that I use all the time.
> 
> $ telnet hostname 25
> 
> $ telnet hostname 80
> 
> $ telnet hostname 22
> 
> It's great for testing basic service availability, version strings, or
> even a manual session without a lot of process overhead or connection
> negotiation.

nc(1) is better.

-Ray-



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