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Why isn't Telnet enabled by default in Windows 7?
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Mar 15, 20267707 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Problem
When I pinged my mailserver from the command prompt using: I got the error . I looked for a workaround and then found that Telnet was unchecked by default in Windows. Once i checked it, it started working.
Error Output
telnet mail.mydomain.com 25
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Fix for: Why isn't Telnet enabled by default in Windows 7?
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TELNET communicates with the peer (telnet server) in clear text. This is a security hazard compared to say the SSH connect. To this end, the telnet client on windows is disabled by default. This often comes as a surprise and many sites describe the …
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