On 09/14/2013 04:57 PM, Dave Ihnat wrote: > On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 04:42:29PM -0400, bruce wrote: >> as a test, I have mailx (also have sendmail) > Of course, you can always do it the way we used to--still do for some > testing: > > #telnet localhost 25 > 220 foo.bar.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.14.4/8.14.4/Debian-2ubuntu2; Mon 16 Sep > 2013 16:00:28 -0500; (No UCE/UBE) logging access from: > localhost(OK)-localhost [127.0.0.1] > HELO foo.bar.com > 250 foo.bar.com Hello localhost [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you > MAIL From:krod@xxxxxxxxxxx > 250 2.1.0 krod@xxxxxxxxxxx... Sender ok > RCPT To:joker@xxxxxxxxxx > 250 2.1.5 joker@xxxxxxxxxx... Recipient ok > DATA > 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself > Well, Batman, I see you and Joker are friends now. > . > 250 2.0.0 r8ELmS57124111 Message accepted for delivery > quit > Connection closed by foreign host. > # > > In the above, the lines starting with codes are the responses from the MTA. > > Of course, there are some gotchas today. It may not be on port 25. You > may not have 'telnet', or have access to it. And if the connection > requires authentication, there's more armwaving; for something like that, > see: > > http://www.ndchost.com/wiki/mail/test-smtp-auth-telnet > > (I can do the above from memory; I have to look up the AUTH sequence.) > > Cheers, > -- > Dave "don't need no stinkin' MUA" Ihnat > dihnat@xxxxxxxxxx I think he may want to use EHLO foo.bar.com instead of "HELO foo.bar.com" to see the security options. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
