I've just done that telnet from my Plusnet connection, and the Command Line window clears, leaving me with a flashing cursor.
I've no idea what BatBoy expects or what to do next though. I didn't get an error message.
Is the telnet client enabled on the machine in question?
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Edit!!!
Ah, are you getting
Welcome to Microsoft Telnet Client
Escape Character is 'CTRL+]'
Microsoft Telnet> mail.btinternet.com 993
Invalid Command. type ?/help for help
Microsoft Telnet>
Instead, in the CL box type
telnet mail.btinternet.com 993
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Edit 2!!
Welcome to Microsoft Telnet Client
Escape Character is 'CTRL+]'
Microsoft Telnet> mail.btinternet.com 993
Invalid Command. type ?/help for help
Microsoft Telnet> ?
Commands may be abbreviated. Supported commands are:
c - close close current connection
d - display display operating parameters
o - open hostname [port] connect to hostname (default port 23).
q - quit exit telnet
set - set set options (type 'set ?' for a list)
sen - send send strings to server
st - status print status information
u - unset unset options (type 'unset ?' for a list)
?/h - help print help information
Microsoft Telnet> open mail.btinternet.com 993
Connecting To mail.btinternet.com...
Then it just sits there with the cursor flashing at the end of that last line.
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Domains,site and mail hosting - Tsohost.
Connection - Plusnet UnLim Fibre (FTTC). Sync ~ 57.2/15.3Mbps @ 600m. - IPv4
BQM IPv6
BQM
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Edited by RobertoS (Sun 08-Feb-15 23:28:51)