Ralph Shumaker wrote: > Paul G. Allen wrote: >> Use telnet from the command line to see if anything is listening on >> the suspected ports. > > $ telnet localhost 0 > Trying 127.0.0.1... > telnet: connect to address 127.0.0.1: Connection refused > . > . > . > $ telnet localhost 24 > Trying 127.0.0.1... > telnet: connect to address 127.0.0.1: Connection refused > $ telnet localhost 25 > Trying 127.0.0.1... > Connected to localhost. > Escape character is '^]'. > 220 myComputerIPv4.dslextreme.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.14.1/8.14.1; Thu, 21 > Feb 2008 18:34:08 -0800 > > Do I need sendmail? Is that something that is necessary for > Thunderbird? Or is this something that allows me to operate an email > server? > > By the way, how do I break the connection between telnet and port 25? > My command prompt hasn't returned. ^C, ^D, ^Z don't work. I could just > close the VT, but I don't want a telnet zombie. >
The way I say it is: The meaning of Escape character is '^]'. is that you can "escape" from communication with the remote terminal. So type the Ctrl-], which gives you a "telnet>" command prompt. Then try help, and note the quit command. Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
