Re: can the telnet command be automated?

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Right, exactly what I was thinking. That's what we use it for when 
things go awry with our several email commands.

I figured I was coming in on the edge of this discussion, anyhow!

Later.

On 11/9/2010 5:05 PM, Scott Klement wrote:
> Vern,
>
> It's done interactively to verify that e-mail servers are functioning
> properly.  It's not done from a program to validate e-mail addresses.
>
> Two completely different things.
>
>
>
> On 11/9/2010 4:18 PM, Vern Hamberg wrote:
> > I'm jumping in with both feet and no shoes!!
> >
> > This may not pertain here, but there are many examples on the Net of
> > using TELNET to port 25 for testing SMTP processes. I can't speak to
> > whether this is "right" - I just know it's done a lot.
> >
> > One link is from Microsoft - sorry, had to say it!
> > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995718%28EXCHG.65%29.aspx
> >
> > There are many others, if you google for "telnet smtp test". We have
> > knowledge base articles on doing this, as well. But it's only for
> > testing, you get to enter the SMTP commands yourself. We don't recommend
> > it for production, only as a troubleshooting tool.
> >
> > Am I saying something already posted? Hope not. And also hope I'm not
> > appearing to contradict Scott's points.
> >
> > Late in the day!
> > Vern