How to Send a Test Message to a SMTP Scanner Via Telnet

Note: For SMG only, the timeout needs to be changed, to allow time to follow the steps below. This can be changed in the SMG System Administration | Module Management | Interfaces | SMTP Interface Manager | SMTP Interface | Protocol | Client Connection timeout and Client protocol Timeout. Change them to 30 and save changes.

1)   Open a DOS window from your Workstation.

2) Type: telnet (Space) IPaddress (Space) port so for example:

 telnet 10.50.2.2 25

3) Type: ehlo  "domain.com" <hit enter>

*In SMG the EHLO command will require a domain, as this is RFC standard and best practice. Without the domain it will respond back with an error 500 error. For testing purposse the syntax will require a domain, or server identification. It does not matter what domain is used. 

4) Type: mail from:<user@domain.com> <hit enter>

5) Type: rcpt to:<validuser@yourdomain.com> <hit enter>

6) Type: data  <hit enter>

7) Type: subject: My test message <hit enter>
 
8) Type: this is a test <hit enter>
 
9) Type: . <hit enter>

10) Type: quit <hit enter>

220 g6postgres109.mydomain.com GWAVA Proxy Copyright (c) 2011 GWAVA, Inc. All rights reserved. Ready
ehlo test.com
250-g6postgres109.mydomain.com
250-AUTH LOGIN
250-8BITMIME
250 NO-SOLICITING
mail from:<user@domain.com>
250 OK
rcpt to:<user4@mydomain.com>
250 Ok
data
354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
subject: test
testing
.
250 Ok