Overview
What is PortMessage?
runs in the background and listens for new network connections to a given TCP/IP port, such as a telnet user.
In depth
A closer look at PortMessage
Listens on a port for incoming telnet-style connect requests; gives a text message and/or a file response and closes the connection. Great for 'server down' messages on MUDs, or retrieving automated status info from a remote machine without a When connected, the specified message text and/or file are sent to the user, then the connection is closed. This is a useful way of giving notice on a telnet service that is temporarily unavailable, or that has been changed to a new address or port. It is also useful for serving simple status information, such as a vacation cabin's temperature or the disk space free on a remote server, without resorting to complex web servers with common gateway interface (CGI) programming.
Verdict
Should you download PortMessage?
PortMessage runs on
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 99 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Internet-Related.
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At a glance
PortMessage specifications
- Last updated
- Jan 16, 2025
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11
- File size
- 99 KB
- Price
- Free
- Page views
- 470
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