Function Telnet ($RemoteHost, $Port, $message) {
    try {
        ## Open the socket, and connect to the computer on the specified port
        "Attempting to connect to $RemoteHost..."
        $socket = new-object System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient($remoteHost,$Port)
        if($socket -eq $null) {
           "Unable to connect to $remotehost" | Out-file $log
           exit
        }

        $stream = $socket.GetStream()
        $writer = new-object System.IO.StreamWriter($stream)
        $buffer = new-object System.Byte[] 1024
        $encoding = new-object System.Text.AsciiEncoding


        #Write the command to the remote host
        $writer.WriteLine($message)
        $writer.Flush()

        do {
            $currentTime
            #Allow data to buffer for a bit
            start-sleep -m 500

            #reads the stream and outputs it to the log
            $read = $stream.Read($buffer, 0, 1024)
            $result = ($encoding.GetString($buffer, 0, $read))
            $result | Out-File $messageLog
        }
        until($currentTime -ge (Get-Date "10:00pm"))
    }
    finally {
        ## Close the streams
        $writer.Close()
        $stream.Close()
    }
}