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RFC 2821: Simple Example of syntax:re: This is a way you can test to...

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Comment by steve1@dspi.com
Submitted on 12/14/2004
Related RFC: RFC 2821
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Simple Example of syntax:re: This is a way you can test to see if a mail server is configured wrong (relay ok) or right (relay denied) /home/spi spi:mail> telnet mail.parkrosehedge.com 25 (line 1)Trying 66.80.139.186...Connected to mail.parkrosehedge.com.Escape character is '^]'.220 mail.parkrosehedge.COM ESMTP Sendmail 8.12.11/8.12.11; Fri, 5 Nov 2004 02:13:18 -0600 (CST)helo mail2.dspi.com (line 2)250 mail.parkrosehedge.COM Hello ip-69-33-62-210.chi.megapath.net [69.33.62.210], pleased to meet youmail from: spi@dspi.com (line 3) 250 2.1.0 spi@dspi.com... Sender okrcpt to: coolsteve1@hotmail.com(line 4)550 5.7.1 coolsteve1@hotmail.com... Relaying denied <===== There you have it.quit (line 5)221 2.0.0 mail.parkrosehedge.COM closing connectionConnection closed by foreign host./home/spi spi:mail>These simple examples are nice,but belong not in the RFC butrather in a google ref: designedto help you trouble shoot a problem -- not define the standard.

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