Send email using a telnet client!
February 20, 2008 – 1:45 pmThis is definitely one for the geeks!
| You do/type this | Server responds with |
| telnet ipaddress 25 | 220 (then identifies itself -
possibly with several lines of 220 + text) |
| HELO | 250 (followed by human readable message) |
| MAIL FROM:you@hostname.com | 250 is syntactically correct (or similar) |
| RCPT TO:them@someplace_else.com | 250
is syntactically correct |
| DATA | Tells you to send data then CRLF period CRLF at end |
| Type your message then CRLF period CRLF
(I.E., type a period on a line by itself then hit ENTER) |
250 (usually with a message stating the mail was queued |
| QUIT | Signoff message |
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