the process that i described works pretty much as i expect if i substitue gmail - smtp.gmail.com:587 and the required/updated user/passwd... so it appears to be a yahoo issue. either I don't have the correct smtp port (I think I do), or some other attribute is screwed up. -bruce On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mellertson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 -- 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
