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Telnet into Server

Oct 28th, 2006

Hi everyone,

Can somene please explain to me how to run a telnet command using Java.I mean how can I achieve the following in Java : telnet mailServer PORT (where mailServer and PORT will be supplied)...and subequently capture response from the server.

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Re: Telnet into Server

Oct 28th, 2006

Runtime.exec()
capturing the output and err streams and feeding the inputstream

or opening a socket connection and attempting the protocol yourself.

Read the API and tutorials for those, and search javaworld.com for a good document on the pitfalls of Runtime.exec

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