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USAGE
 T[elnet] <hostname> [<port_number>]

DESCRIPTION
 The telnet command allows you to initiate a TCP connection from
 the NOS mailbox out across the network to another host.  This
 allows an AX.25 user with nothing more than a terminal and TNC
 to gain access to the TCP/IP network.

 By including the optional port_number, you can connect to any
 TCP server at the given host.  The default is to be connected to
 the "telnet" server, which in the case of NOS software, is the
 MBOX.

 To quit the session at any time, enter the escape character
 (CTRL-X by default, can be changed with the E[scape] command).

EXAMPLES
 telnet wb7xxx     (Connect to wb7xxx, (MBOX if NOS) )
 t wb7xxx 25       (Connect to the SMTP mail server at wb7xxx)

