Today is the day when my SMTP server didn’t want me to relay mail after authentication…
This is probably my fault as I may have change something without remembering it. Anyway, here the commands to use to talk SMTP to your favorite server.
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Tag: telnet
My IMAP cheat sheet
When I want to check if an IMAP server is working properly, I telnet it and run basics commands.
Here are (IMAP) commands that I keep using.
Connexion
Either connect to the IMAP (clear text) port:
# telnet FQDN 143
Or connect to the TLS IMAP port:
# openssl s_client -connect FQDN:993
In both case, the server should reply something like:
* OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 LITERAL+ SASL-IR LOGIN-REFERRALS ID ENABLE AUTH=PLAIN] Dovecot ready.
when it is ready to play with you.
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