Telnet into Server

[crestaldin]

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.

Thanks .

[masijade]

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

[crestaldin]

Thanks a lot