Re: How to open_network_connection()

• Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 16:18:38 PDT
• From:
  Pavel Curtis <pavel@parc.xerox.com>
• Cc: moo-cows@parc.xerox.com
• In-reply-to: Levy T's message of "Tue, 14 May 1996 11:24:20 PDT" <Pine.SUN.3.91.960514190659.22858A-100000@barney.soi.city.ac.uk>

Levy T writes:
> I try to open the connection for instance with: bananas.ac.uk (wich 
> numerical adress is :138.40.95.8), typing:
>    ;open_network_connection("bananas.ac.uk",1500)
> or ;open_network_connection("138.40.95.8",1500)
> 
> the server answers something like:
> #-1:Input to EVAL, line 1:  Invalid argument

Well, according to my local name servers, `bananas.ac.uk' is not a valid host
name and an attempt to open a connection to 138.40.95.8, port 1500 results in
`connection refused'.  Is there anything listening for connections on that
port?

	Pavel

• How to open_network_connection()
• From: Levy T <tlevy@soi.city.ac.uk>

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