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How to Test SMTP Communication 3 - Test SMTP by sending a mail

You do a test by sending a mail by using telnet. The following are the step by step how to do it.

C:\blin>telnet

Microsoft Telnet>

Microsoft Telnet> set localecho
Local echo on
Microsoft Telnet> opem mail.chicagotech.net 25

220 mail.chicagotech.net Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: 6.0.3790.21
1 ready at Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:49:09 -0600
hello test
250 mail.chicagotech.net Hello [10.0.0.28]
mail from:blin@chicagotech.net
250 2.1.0 blin@chicagotech.net....Sender OK
rcpt to:bob@ms-mvps.com
250 2.1.5 bob@ms-mvps.com
Data
354 Please start mail input.
Subjec:This is a test
testing
.
250 Mail queued for delivery.

Open Outlook in ms-mvpc.com, bob should receive the mail from blin.

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