RE: can the telnet command be automated?

[<tim.dclinc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Can you point me in a direction in regards to the open source? Im looking to
validate an email address by telnet'ing to the smtp server.

Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Klement
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 8:27 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: can the telnet command be automated?

The IBM Telnet command cannot. At least not directly.  (I've done it by 
writing custom proxy software that acted like a script.) However, there 
are 3rd party tools (including open source ones) that can.

On 11/8/2010 6:50 PM, tim.dclinc@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I was wondering if the TELNET command can be automated by providing a
> script. Sort of like FTP works with ovrdbf input and output.