Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com> schrieb am 27.08.2009 20:53:14: > I'd assume that 'telnet hostname 443' is intended to be a test for > an https web service - which should in fact not permit a connection > without ssl encryption. The linux version of telnet probably tries > to do some options negotiations before it says it is connected and > perhaps the windows version doesn't. A better test would be > wget https://adp.eease.com Just for completeness, s_client(1) would be an alternative for testing purposes, too. Frank.