Infralin's (not so) Frequently Asked Questions on Email in general

© Gijsbert van der Linden ()
    Infralin Consultancy (http://www.infralin.com)
    Last updated: 5-4-2005

 

How to send a message using Telnet?

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Between [ and ] should/will  be replaced with the appropriate content

Telnet [servername/IP address] 25

220 [hostname] [service name]
ready at [date/time]

ehlo [yourdomainname] 

250-[servername] Hello [IP address]
250-[options supported]
250 OK 

mail from: <[envelop from address]>

250 2.1.0 [envelop from address]....Sender OK 

rcpt to: <[envelop to address]> 

250 2.1.5 [envelop to address] 

data

 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF> 

From: [header from address]

To: [header to addresses]

Subject: [subject]

[text]

.

250 2.6.0 <[message id]> Queued mail for delivery 

quit 

221 2.0.0 [servername] Service closing transmission channel 

Connection to host lost.