From: Ignacio Vidal (ividal@BIYCSA.COM.AR)
Date: Mon Apr 19 2004 - 08:43:41 EDT
I think you can send some commands (helo/rcpt to:/mail from:/data) to send messages through the smtp server.
Hope this helps
Ignacio
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Kumar, Praveen (cahoot) [mailto:Praveen.Kumar@CAHOOT.COM]
> Enviado el: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:16 AM
> Para: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Asunto: telnet on port 25
>
>
> Hi *,
> I am trying to telnet to our mail server(Win NT) from
> an AIX box
> using port 25. When i connect it gives me a message saying
> ready but no
> prompt to execute any commands, and it does not even ask me
> the username and
> a password. I have never connected on port 25 using telnet
> before. Is this
> the way it works or am i doing something wrong. Pl find the
> output i have
> got when executing those commands.
>
>
> telnet> open 195.183.212.12 25
> Trying...
> Connected to 195.183.212.12.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 220 <hostname> ESMTP Server (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service
> 5.5.2657.72) ready
>
>
> TIA
> Praveen.K
>
>
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