> I was under the impression that he was able to do a GET once he established a connection...
No: As I said: "Telnetting directly to port 80 connects fine, but the server closes the connection instantly before I can even issue a request."
No: As I said: "Telnetting directly to port 80 connects fine, but the server closes the connection instantly before I can even issue a request."
Thats why I suggested another browser. I've had this problem quite a few times (especially with chrome) because some browsers do some goofey DNS caching...