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> It seems that the telnet problem is a simpler one than the mail/mailx<br>
> and if I can at least get telnet working, then I am closer to getting<br>
> mail/mailx working.<br>
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> Any suggestions?</p>
<p>1) Why telnet? SSH is much more secure and should work out the box.</p>
<p>2) What exactly are you trying to accomplish with the mailx stuff? Do you want mail to go directly between machines rather than to a central server?<br>
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