How to Send Email Using Telnet

How to Send Email Using Telnet:

Open CMD

1. Type telnet server.com 25 (where “server.com” is the name of the smtp (outgoing) server of your email provide

2.Type HELO server.com

3.Type MAIL FROM:User@server.com.

4.Type RCPT TO:Whatever@server.com

To write the message, type DATA and press Enter.   A.On the first line type SUBJECT: yoursubject and press Enter twice.

B.Continue typing your message.

C.Put a single period (.) on a line by itself and press Enter to send your message. The       server should say ‘Message accepted for delivery’. (Or it says 250 OK id=a long id)

5.Type QUIT to exit Telnet

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