Test SMTP operations using Telnet

How to test SMTP operations using Telnet

1. Telnet into Exchange server hosting IMS service using TCP port 25.
Command is telnet <servername> 25

2. Turn on local echo on your telnet client so that you can see what you are typing.
On Win 9x and NT 3.5/4.0 Telnet client this done by selecting the "preferences" from the "terminal" pull down menu, and checking the local echo radio button.  For Windows 2000 telnet client, issue command "set local_echo", from the telnet command prompt.

3. Issue the following smtp command sequence

helo <your domain name><enter>                
response should be as follows
250 OK

mail from: <your Email Address><enter>
response should be as follows
250 OK - mail from <your Email address>

rcpt to: <recipient address><enter>
response should be as follows
250 OK - Recipient <recipient address>

data<enter>
response should be as follows
354 Send data.  End with CRLF.CRLF

To: <recipient's display name><enter>
From: <your display name><enter>
Subject: <Subject field of Email message><enter>
<Enter you body text><enter><enter> . <enter>
response should be as follows
250 OK

quit<enter>


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telnet: > telnet pop.example.com pop3
telnet: Trying 192.0.2.2...
telnet: Connected to pop.example.com.
telnet: Escape character is '^]'.
server: +OK InterMail POP3 server ready.
client: USER MyUsername
server: +OK please send PASS command
client: PASS MyPassword
server: +OK MyUsername is welcome here
client: LIST
server: +OK 1 messages
server: 1 1801
server: .
client: RETR 1
server: +OK 1801 octets
server: Return-Path: sender@example.com
server: Received: from client.example.com ([192.0.2.1])
server:        by mx1.example.com with ESMTP
server:        id <20040120203404.CCCC18555.mx1.example.com@client.example.com>
server:        for <recipient@example.com>; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 22:34:24 +0200
server: From: sender@example.com
server: Subject: Test message
server: To: recipient@example.com
server: Message-Id: <20040120203404.CCCC18555.mx1.example.com@client.example.com>
server:
server: This is a test message.
server: .
client: DELE 1
server: +OK
client: quit
server: +OK MyUsername InterMail POP3 server signing off.