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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

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