On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 11:12 PM, John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com> wrote: <snip> The telnets into my 2 web sites in CT with the GET did result in me seeing the HTML code, as the book shows. > > insufficient info on your GET, and you can't use any backspaces, you > pretty much have to paste a perfect command... > > $ telnet www.centos.org www > Trying 72.232.194.162... > Connected to www.centos.org (72.232.194.162). > Escape character is '^]'. > HEAD / HTTP/1.1 > Host: www.centos.org > <snip> > note i had to send THREE lines... I used the HEAD command rather > than GET so I don't have to stare at a bunch of html. > > HEAD / HTTP/1.1 > Host: www.centos.org > > (and a blank line to terminate the request) OK John. I got that to work on my site in Trumbull, CT. :-) Also, on the one in Stratford, CT :-) But, so far, I cannot get it to work with centos.org >From my box, the centos.org server is not responding. [lanny at dell2400 ~]$ telnet www.centos.org www Trying 72.232.194.162... Connected to www.centos.org (72.232.194.162). Escape character is '^]'. HEAD / HTTP/1.1 Host: www.centos.org Question: Do you have another command I can try from here? Thank you very much and good evening!