Testing SMTP on UNIX and Windows

On Windows:

Open a command Prompt and follow the below test.

telnet smtp-test1.domain.net 25

220 zuq60i-8841.domain.net ESMTP Sendmail ready

helo smtp-test1.domain.net

250 zuq60i-8841.domain.net Hello server1.com [169.56.0.219], pleased to meet you

MAIL FROM: test@domain.com

250 2.1.0 test@domain.com... Sender ok

RCPT TO:xyz@domain.com

250 2.1.5 xyz@domain.com... Recipient ok

DATA

354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself

From: test@domain.com

To:xyz@domain.com

Subject: Testing ET SMTP Server

Please return the email to me at xyz1@domain.com

I’m currently testing the SMTP server.

Thanks,

Joel

.

250 2.0.0 s2ACefbM021550 Message accepted for delivery

Note: All red marked text need to be entered during testing. The Mail From address is the one registered during the SMTP mailbox configuration

On Unix:

$ echo "Subject: Send mail test" | /usr/lib/sendmail -v -f test@domain.com xyz1@domain.com

xyz1@domain.com... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay...

220 usl20030123.domain.com; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 08:44:21 -0500

>>> EHLO usl20030123.am.hedani.net

250-NXHOST.NXDOMAIN Hello localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1], pleased to meet you

250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES

250-PIPELINING

250-8BITMIME

250-SIZE 10485760

250-DSN

250-DELIVERBY

250 HELP

>>> MAIL From:<test@domain.com> SIZE=24

250 2.1.0 <test@domain.com>... Sender ok

>>> RCPT To:<xyz1@domain.com>

>>> DATA

250 2.1.5 <xyz1@domain.com>... Recipient ok

354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself

>>> .

250 2.0.0 rAFDiLlP027717 Message accepted for delivery

xyz1@domain.com... Sent (rAFDiLlP027717 Message accepted for delivery)

Closing connection to [127.0.0.1]

>>> QUIT

221 2.0.0 NXHOST.NXDOMAIN closing connection