Robert Heller <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think anyone uses telnet for it *original* purpose. > > It is useful for *debuging* a Tcp/Ip server, since telnet can take a port > number as a parameter. That is, suppose you write a server listening on port > 12021, one can test the program with the command > > telnet localhost 12021 > Yes, I sometimes use telnet to do that, it's about the only time I ever use it nowadays.
-- Chris Green ยท
