No, it's no longer practical for any purpose. I mostly use openssl instead, e.g....

		benterix 8 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gamma radiation is produced in large tropical thun... No, it's no longer practical for any purpose. I mostly use openssl instead, e.g. for testing if my SMTP server is up and has a valid cert: openssl s_client -connect myhost.com:25 -starttls smtp Telnet stopped being useful a long time ago, is no longer shipped by default, and there are better tools to do things it was used for decades ago.

sneak 3 hours ago [–]

Good, so you understand perfectly the reasons for us all attempting to abolish use of port 80.