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smtp commands to test email between two servers via telnet
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smtp-test
telnet smtp.example.com 25
Trying 203.0.113.1...
Connected to smtp.example.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 example.com running My Bitchin Mail Server 1.0.0
HELO example.org
250 example.com hello example.org (198.51.100.1)
MAIL FROM:<postmaster@example.org>
250 2.1.5 sender OK
RCPT TO:<someone@example.com>
250 2.1.5 user someone@example.com known
DATA
354 send your message
To: someone@example.com
Subject: This is a test.
Hear me now?
.
250 2.6.0 message received OK
quit
221 2.0.0 example.com closing connection
Connection closed by foreign host.
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The indented lines are the remote server's replies.

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