$ host -t mx lums.edu.pk lums.edu.pk MX 50 abaseen.lums.edu.pk $ host abaseen.lums.edu.pk abaseen.lums.edu.pk A 172.28.1.2 abaseen.lums.edu.pk A 203.128.0.2 $ telnet 203.128.0.2 smtp Trying 203.128.0.2... Connected to 203.128.0.2. Escape character is '^]'. Connection closed by foreign host.