Jithesh AP wrote: > This does not work - telnet ml.w8timez.com 465 > This works - openssl s_client -connect ml.w8timez.com:465
Unless you've redefined the behaviour, this is exactly correct; port 465 expects an SSL handshake before any other traffic. Plain telnet won't do you much good unless you can do the SSL handshake by hand, and then hand-encrypt/decrypt the outbound and inbound traffic. "openssl s_client -connect" handles that SSL handshake and encrypt/decrypt process, otherwise acting much like telnet. Port 587 allows plaintext communication before enabling SSL with the "STARTTLS" command. -kgd
