How To Test SMTP Services Manually in Windows Server 2003 Article ID : 323350 Last Review : December 3, 2007 Revision : 6.4
This article was previously published under Q323350
On This Page SUMMARY This article describes how to test the Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol (SMTP) service for any system.
To test the SMTP service, follow these steps:
1. On a computer running Windows Server 2003, type
Telnet at a command prompt, and then press
ENTER. 2. At the telnet prompt, type set
LocalEcho , press ENTER, and then type open <machinename > 25 , and then press ENTER.
220 computername.microsoft.com ESMTP Server (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service 5.5.2651.58) ready
3. Type helo me , and then press
ENTER.
250 OK
4. Type mail from:email@domain.com , and
then press ENTER.
250 OK - mail from <email@domain.com>
5. Type rcpt
to:youremail@yourdomain.com , and then press ENTER.
250 OK - Recipient <youremail@yourdomain.com>
6. Type Data , and then press
ENTER.
354 Send data. End with CRLF.CRLF
7. Type Subject:This is a test , and
then press ENTER two times. 8. Type Testing , and then press
ENTER. 9. Press ENTER, type a period (.), and then press
ENTER.
250 OK
10. Type quit , and then press ENTER.
221 Closing Port / Mail queued for delivery
APPLIES TO • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86) • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86) • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86) • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
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