FWIW you can use a simple telnet program (GUI) http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/ttermp23.zip
~Rick > > Needs to be: > telnet ei8htlegs.net 25 > > > > > > I ma just doing a telnet from the command prompt. IE "telnet > > ei8htlegs.net" > > > > > > you have to telnet to port 25. What telnet applications are you > > using? > > > > > > > OK, I can not figure out what is going on but I keep getting a > > "Could not > > > open a connection to host on port 23 : connection failed" > > message. I can > > > ping it fine. This is probably something very simple, > but I am not > > > able > > to > > > figure it out. Anyone help? > > > > > > > > > > > > Grant, > > > > > > Use Telnet to connect to secondary and compose a message to a user > > > (you) on the primary server. If accepted, great. Now use > your e-mail > > > client to check the user account. The message should show up no > > > later than one queue interval after it was accepted (assuming all > > > set correctly and primary is up, message probably will > show up right > > > away). Check the headers to see that it was routed via the > > > secondary. > > > > > > You could down the SMTP on the primary (simulating a > failure), then > > > send an email to a user (secondary should be used to deliver this > > > since the primary cannot be contacted). Once the > primaries SMTP is > > > back up (give it at least a few minutes down), the message should > > > arrive (again, it may take one queue interval before it is > > > delivered). You may have to use an outside account to send the > > > email, using this method. Again, check headers to see how message > > > was routed. > > > > > > Daniel Donnelly > > > > > > > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > > > Is there an way to test that the backup email server is working > > > properly? I > > > > am setting up a backup email server using MS SMTP on a 2003 > > > > Server. > > > I think > > > > it is setup properly, but want to test it to make sure. > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ Virus Scanned and Filtered by http://www.FamHost.com E-Mail System. To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
