Standard SMTP Conversation
Mailserver says: 220 mailserver.domain.com SMTP ... Greetings
Sender says: Helo sender.host.name
Mailserver says: 250 Nice to meet you
Sender says: Mail From:<sender@his.address>
Mailserver says: 250 Sender ok
Sender says: Rcpt To:<recipient@his.address>
Mailserver says: 250 Recipient ok
Sender says: Data
Mailserver says: 354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself
Sender says: Blah, blah, blah...
Sender says: <enter>.<enter>
Mailserver says: 250 Message accepted for delivery
Sender says: Quit
SMTP Commands to Issue Example
HELO python.directsales.com
MAIL FROM:manager@computersupply.com
RCPT TO:james@directsales.com
Data
BLAH BLAH BLAH
.
QUIT
POP3 Commands to Issue Example
user krissyj
pass Xiu$78g
list
retr 1
dele 1
retr 2
dele 2
quit
Last modified on 19 June 2007, at 10:30