Send Email Using Telnet
Note : We use the domain mailserver.co.in as an example. Be sure to replace with your own domain.
- Open your command prompt.
- Now, connect with telnet using the following command:
telnet mailserver.co.in 25
- Type ehlo example.com. Some servers also accept helo in place of ehlo.
ehlo mailserver.co.in
- Type mail from: sender@mailserver.co.in:
mail from: sender@mailserver.co.in
- Type rcpt to: receiver@anydomain.com (replace with your actual recipient name):
rcpt to: receiver@anydomain.com
- To write the message - type data, followed by your subject and message. To end the message, put a period on a line by itself and press enter:
data
Subject: My Telnet Test Email
Hello,
This is an email sent by Minder server using the telnet command.
Your friend,
Me
.
Type quit to exit telnet.
Now you should receive Test email sender@mailserver.co.in to receiver@anydomain.com