Hi Folks, Sam,
On Sun, 29 Jul 2001 09:40:36 +0000, Ron Clarke wrote in reference
to email viruses:
> Sadly, my ISP that I use for mail finally told me that telnet is
> forbidden to all except their own techs, so I was advised to just download
> them and then delete them. What a novel idea !
then Sam Heywood wrote:
> My ISP says the same. They say that it isn't possible for a
> subscriber to use Telnet to check on his email, but this is
> just a lie. I do it all the time.
But, sadly, my ISP has any telnet access blocked except to the
usernames and passwords of their own techies.
That is the reason why I could never log in, at ANY port.
> Why don't ISPs just periodically perform routine virus scans
> of their mail servers? Then they can just simply delete the
> viruses from the mail servers before anyone gets them.
Because this would mean the ISPs using the words "use" and "brain" in
the same sentence. :(
then Steve wrote:
> In this context, they mean that connecting to
> their port 23 is "forbidden."
Well, I can invoke telnet, do ALT+A, type in the domain [enter],
type user nnn [enter]
type pass nnn [enter]
..... and I am back at the DOS prompt. :(
If I type domain.net.au 110 [enter]
... I get about 3 seconds of apparent connection, then, before I can
type user ... I am back at the DOS prompt again.
> Using a "telnet client" to communicate with your
> POP server on port 110 is no different than using
> a "POP client" to communicate with port 110.
That is what I thought. So what should I try next ? How do I
telnet into my mailbox, when my ISP thinks I am not allowed to ?
(BTW: My second ISP is just fine with telnet.)
All I really wanted to do was to look at what was there, identify the
HUGE SirCam worms, and delete them, thus saving myself a lengthy
download at a per-minute rate.
Regards,
Ron
Ron Clarke
http://homepages.valylink.net.au/~ausreg/index.html
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