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Type NSLOOKUP
>
set q=mx
>
theirdomain.com
telnet mail.theirdomain.com 25
ehlo mydomain.com
EHLO
- introduce yourself to the mail server HELO can also be used but EHLO tells
the server to use the extended command set (not that we're using that).
mail from:<martin9700@mydomain.com>
MAIL
FROM - who's sending the email. Make sure to place this is the greater
than/less than brackets as many email servers will require this (Postini).
rcpt to:<recipient@theirdomain.com>
RCPT
TO - who you're sending it to. Again you need to use the brackets. See Step #4
on how to test relaying mail!
DATA -
tells the SMTP server that what follows is the body of your email. Make sure to
hit "Enter" at the end. If you want a subject for your email type
Subject:-type subject here- then press enter twice (these are needed to conform
to RFC 882)
. -
the period alone on the line tells the SMTP server you're all done with the
data portion and it's clear to send the email.
QUIT -
exits the TELNET session.
