Originally posted here by Gigabite
Hi there,

Let me help you in another way, and I will do that by asking a question:
Is telnet the only command that you are aware of???

If yes, then you need to read more (Read about trace root, and who is and .... ), also to know the most commonly used ports (http, ftp, ....) will help.

Have tyou tried telneting to hotmail for example??????

Regarsd
I am very knew to this and the only things i know is what i read...
Yes i have tried telnetting hotmail like this (with no luck) :
Code:
o mail.hotmail.com 25
and
o smtp.mail.hotmail.com 25
Also could you give me some links where i could read up on the trace root things
A lot of universities allow email through telnet. also, some companies (mine used to but we got rid of it sometime ago) but you would need an account on the server for knowing where it is to be useful.
And say i have a limited account on a networked computer in a university, would it be possible to find out the address?
I think he is looking for something more like this:
Yes, that would be very helpful but i do not mind finding it myself (I just need to know where to look)