Microsoft KB Archive/286421

= How to test Windows 2000 IIS SMTP services manually =

Article ID: 286421

Article Last Modified on 5/20/2005

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 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q286421





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 * Test the SMTP Service



SUMMARY
This article describes the steps that are necessary to test the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service for any system.

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Test the SMTP Service
To test the SMTP service, follow these steps:  On Windows 2000, at a command prompt, type Telnet and press ENTER.  At the telnet prompt, type set Local_Echo and press ENTER, and then type open  25 and press ENTER. The output resembles the following: 220 computername.microsoft.com ESMTP Server (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service 5.5.2651.58) ready   Type helo me and press ENTER. The output resembles the following: 250 OK                     Type mail from:email@domain.com and press ENTER. The output resembles the following: 250 OK - mail from    Type rcpt to:youremail@yourdomain.com and press ENTER. The output resembles the following: 250 OK - Recipient <youremail@yourdomain.com> </li>  Type Data and press ENTER. The output resembles the following: 354 Send data. End with CRLF.CRLF </li> Type Subject:This is a test and press ENTER twice.</li> Type Testing and press ENTER.</li>  Press ENTER, type a period (.), and press ENTER. The output resembles the following: 250 OK                   </li>  Type quit and press ENTER. The output resembles the following: 221 Closing Port / Mail queued for delivery </li></ol>

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