On Friday 10 October 2008 3:32 am, Teck Choon Giam wrote:

> If you want to abort the telnet connection, use Ctrl+] (hold on Ctrl
> with ] keys) will return you back to telnet> prompt.  When you are
> back in telnet prompt you can issue "quit" command to exit. 

Yes, that worked.  Telnet actually tells you - Escape character is '^]'. but I 
didn't know that meant Ctrl+].  I am not familiar with telnet at all.


> Please 
> note that you can't abort the telnet connection using Ctrl+D or Ctrl+\
> as they won't work from personal experience.

It wouldn't work with me too.  I simply closed the terminal.  I found out 
later that the remote server eventually timed out at about 5 mins.

>
> Kindest regards,
> Giam Teck Choon
>

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