Noel Jones:
> On 2/27/2011 3:44 PM, Wietse Venema wrote:
> > Wietse Venema:
> >> jeffrey j donovan:
> >>> greetings
> >>> how can i test submission to port 587 from command line ?
> >>>
> >>> I am setting up a relay for my some users to use when they are off site.
> >>> Those that have verizon need to use 587
> >>> I want to watch each step through so that i can make sure I have a clean
> >>> path.
> >>
> >> If the port requires TLS:
> >>
> >> $ openssl s_client -quiet -starttls smtp -connect host:587
> >> helo client.example.com
> >> mail from:<xxx>
> >
> > Caution: s_client uses R and Q for itself, so send lower case commands
> > (rcpt to and quit).
> >
> > Wietse
>
> I believe "r" and "q" are reserved also. Attempting a full
They are not reserved on my machine.
Wietse
> mail transaction with s_client will likely lead to frustration
> and may lead one to waste time solving problems that don't exist.
>
> If the connection works enough for "EHLO world" and a
> response, use a real mail client for a full test. Once the
> connection works, very likely anything else that needs
> tweaking will show up in the postfix log.
>
>
>
> The key actions are documented in
> # man 1 s_server
>
>
>
> -- Noel Jones
>
>
