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I [ab]use telnet regularly as a debugging tool than its intended purpose. Pretty handy tool to check TCP connectivity.
by exabrial 8mo ago
I [ab]use telnet regularly as a debugging tool than its intended purpose. Pretty handy tool to check TCP connectivity.
- ktm5j 8mo agoYeah it's an easy way to check if a port is responding, and you can actually drive some protocols using telnet. Eg: `telnet some.http.addr 80` and then type in `GET /index.html HTTP/1.0` and hit enter twice. You can use it to test SMTP servers too.
- vonunov 8mo agohttps://i.vgy.me/JuGzDb.png https://i.vgy.me/JuGzDb.png (user input marked)
- creatonez 8mo agoWrong tool for the job. Netcat gives you raw TCP as stdin/stdout without injecting or interpreting control codes.