Subj : Re: Outbound telnet not working
To   : sober
From : Warpslide
Date : Thu Apr 27 2023 09:59 am

On 27 Apr 2023, sober said the following...
 
 so> I've configured a menu entry to use outbound telnet, fed it an address
 so> and a port.

 so> Every time I hit it, it starts trying to connect to the host, but
 so> ultimately seems to time out and says "Unable to connect: Press a key"

Are you able to telnet from the command line of the pi?

e.g:

$ telnet agency.bbs.nz

It might be that you need to install telnet:

$ sudo apt install telnet


Jay

.... What did one flag say to the other? Nothing, it just waved

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