sohum@diopter pts/2:50212 ~% telnet localhost 3307                
Trying ::1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
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5.0.87-d10-ourdelta-sail66-log"2x*c8+mg,>=Vx{#5%U]Re^CConnection closed by foreign host.
sohum@diopter pts/2:50213 ~% mysql -h localhost -P 3307 -u root -p
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or g.
Your MySQL connection id is 274
Server version: 5.0.87-d10-ourdelta-sail65 (OurDelta - http://ourdelta.org/)

Type 'help;' or 'h' for help. Type 'c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql> Bye