Re: [SLE] How do I open a connection to a remote IP (like a mailserver) in BASH

* Bo Jacobsen (Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 10:10:04AM +0100)

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I like to be able to communicate to a SMTP on a remote mailserver in BASH, but how do I do this. telnet hostname 25 or use perl, or expect , or ....

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Sorry for not beeing specific enough. What I like is making the connection rectly, not through another program like telnet. I have read something about /dev/tcp/host/port but have not yet figured out how to use it.are not Bo