Keven Miller wrote:

> run with 2nd parameter.
> :TELNET.ARPA.SYS  hostname  25

I wrote:

> Yes, just edit your SERVICES.NET.SYS file (or /etc/services, if you've
> got it linked) and change the line that says:
>
> telnet         23/tcp
>
> to specify a different port number:
>
> telnet         25/tcp

Of course, Keven's answer is correct for Karl's original question, which
referred to the client, not the server:

> Is there a way to get the telnet client telnet.arpa.sys, to connect to
> another port, such as port 25, rather than the standard telnet port?

Mea culpa,
Patrick
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Patrick Santucci
Technical Services Analyst
Seabury & Smith, Inc.