Testing SMTP based email

To manually perform a mail transaction through telnet, perform the following steps:

From a Command prompt, Type:

telnet mail.domainhere.com 25

This specifies to telnet to port 25 on a mail host for domainhere.com

220 The mail host identifies itself. This should be accompanied by several lines of introductory text:

Type:

HELO hostname.com

where hostname.com specifies your domain.

250 OK followed by the server you are connecting to.

Type:

MAIL FROM:you@hostname.com

where you@hostname.com indicates the address the mail should appear to be from.

250 OK

Type:

RCPT TO:client@domaim.com

where client@domain.com indicates the address the mail should appear to be from.

250 OK .

Type:

DATA

START MAIL INPUT, END WITH "." ON A LINE BY ITSELF Type a brief message, followed by . (Type a period on a line by itself, then hit ENTER.)

Text goes here

.

250 OK