If the server side (the domain to which you are sending, your machine is considered a client in this context) does not respond with something (it MUST respond) the client will timeout and close the connection, putting the mail in a retry state.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Patterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 12:01 PM Subject: RE: SMTP Testing > Hmm, I wonder if this is where the email problems lies at then. There have > been email problems between us and another agency. > > Thanks > > Barry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Chenault > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 11:54 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: SMTP Testing > > > All issued commands must yield a response. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barry Patterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 11:52 AM > Subject: SMTP Testing > > > > I am helping someone test SMTP through telnetting into port 25. > > > > Should any SMTP server respond to each command? > > I do a 'mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[ENTER]' > > and after a couple of seconds it respnds OK, blah.. > > > > Then I do 'rcpt to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[ENTER]' > > and it sits there and acts stupid... no response after that. > > I have tried using a valid username in the domain and also tried sending > to > > an outside address (myself) > > > > Although after I left the telnet window up for about 2 minutes the window > > just closed... > > > > When I telnet to our SMTP server I get responses very quick on each > command. > > > > Barry > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
