sending mail via telnet --Was Re: [BL] mutt add-ons for BasicLinux

sindi keesan keesan at sdf.lonestar.org
Fri Oct 8 17:18:23 EDT 2004


Here is an online decription, which says you need a number after helo/HELO
and rcpt to: not plain rcpt:  and the mail from must usually be the same 
domain as the server.


On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, sindi keesan wrote:

>>> -----------------------------
>>> telnet SMTP-server-address 25
>>> helo
>
> I had to type anumber after the helo.  1111 worked.
> Otherwise it complained about no domain name.
>
>>> mail from:your-email-address
> It accepted my email address here at sdf.lonestar.org or
> my partner's email address at stu.wccnet.org (the incoming server)
>
>>> rcpt:recipient-email-address
> I typed rcpt:keesan at sdf.lonestar.org
> "Command unrecognized:  "rcpt:.....
>
> I tried rcpt to:keesan at sdf.lonestar.org
> 'Relaying denied'.
> Same for various other addresses.

What is this about?  I Think I gave my partner's wccnet address as from,
but will try it again.
>
> Can you send mail via mail.wccnet.org even if your mail account is not there? 
>
>>> data
>>> ===message goes here===
> Assuming  I got this working, can I use a precomposed file instaed of
> typing the mail online?
>
>
>>> .
>>> quit
>>> -----------------------------
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Steven



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