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  1. June 15th, 2005, 03:12 AM #1
    sixers826
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    telnet 2 gmail

    when ever i try 2 telnet 2 smtp.gmail.com it says "click any key to continue". so i press enter and it says i lost the connection to th host.
  2. June 15th, 2005, 04:16 AM #2
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    Why would you need to telnet to gmail's smtp server?
  3. June 15th, 2005, 05:12 AM #3
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    no kidding... they don't even support text based browsers... let alone telnet... lol
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  4. June 15th, 2005, 01:22 PM #4
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    possibly it is some kind of security against port scans. Some servers reply with SYN/ACK packets if a SYN is received destined to a closed port. This screws up some port scans, but makes the connection appear valid.

    Luckily for you, there is an easy way around this. Stop telnetting to gmail's smtp server.
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  5. June 15th, 2005, 02:07 PM #5
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    Hi

    Gmail does accept telnet connections to port 25. One simply has
    to know, which servers are the correct ones. Or did I misunderstand
    and, sixers826, you wanted to telnet to port 23?

    smtp.gmail.com is a server configured to support Secure SMTP
    over TLS[1], and hence, should be treated as such .

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  6. June 16th, 2005, 03:32 AM #6
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    I could be wrong but I think you misunderstood, sec_ware. I think he either tried to Telnet to the wrong port and/or he simply is trying their server. Regardless, they don't even support text based browsers like phishphreek said (last I checked atleast).
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