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Re: Using cURL to check SMTP, POP3 servers

From: J.Lance Wilkinson, 814-865-1818 <JLW_at_psulias.psu.edu>
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 07:35:58 -0500 (EST)

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On Thu, 05 Feb 2004 09:29:54, Gisle Vanem <gvanem_at_broadpark.no> wrote:

>PS. curl has it's uses, but netcat is much better suited for this:
> echo HELO foo | nc -w smtp-server 25

        Ah, but cURL is ported to OpenVMS. Is this "netcat" program?

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