Goto Configure -> Custom Services Click New (type in the name for the Custom Service and select TCP/IP Service) Fill in the port # (25) and timeout that you want telnet to your SMTP server copy the SMTP Banner message (note if you are connecting to an IMail server leave off the last set of numbers as those change with every connection) and put it in the Expect On Connect.
Then you can test it with the send on connect and expected responses and sned quit to disconnect. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bradley J. Dinerman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 9:14 PM Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] How to monitor SMTP via telnet to port 25??? > To all: > > I would like to test the state of SMTP service on a system by attempting > to open a telnet session to port 25 on that system rather than using the > standard WUG SMTP monitor. I suspect this should be a straight-forward > task, yet I have no idea how to start this process. > > The standard telnet syntax is "telnet mydomain.com 25" or "telnet > IPAddress 25." If there is a mail server operational, then a reply is > generated. So now, what's the trick to get WUG to use this method? > > I can use either WUG 6.02 or WUG 7.0. > > Thank you, > Brad Dinerman > > > > ______________________________________ > Bradley J. Dinerman > 12 Kings Row > Ashland, MA 01721 > (508) 231-8813 > http://www.dinerman.com > > "Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in his shoes. > That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away, and you have his > shoes." > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
