port 25 telnet example

Posted on: December 18, 2009

telnet yourdomain.com 25
helo yourdomain.com
mail from: test@yourdomain.com
rcpt to: test@yourdomain.com
DATA
TestMessage
.

This is an effective method for testing the connection to port 25 of a mail server to ensure it’s allowing connections.

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