Is the protocol for SQL Server available anywhere? In other words, if I
TELNET to my server on port 1433, can I issue raw commands right there like
I could with, say, SMTP or POP3?

Hi

No. SQL Server uses to Tabular Data Stream (TDS) to talk. This involves
binary data transmission of data.
99% of TDS is not publicly documented.

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Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Zurich, Switzerland

IM: mike@epprecht.net

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