How to test PowerMTA SMTP using telnet

telnet localhost 25

ehlo localhost

mail from: username@from-domain.tld

rcpt to: username@to-domain.tld

data

Subject: PMTA SMTP Check

This is just an SMTP conf Check. You may disregard.

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quit

tail -f /var/log/pmta/pmta.log

pmta show queues

How to Send an email using Telnet in CentOS

sudo apt install telnet

sudo yum install telnet

telnet targetserver.tld 25

HELO sourceserver.tld 

MAIL FROM: username@sourcedomain.tld

RCPT TO: username@example.com

DATA 

Subject: Sending an email using  SMTP through telnet 

Hi, 

This is just a Test Email ? You may disregard this? 

regards;

Mr. Y

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Note: We can start writing some subject and body. To do that we need to use the DATA command. First type DATA followed by Subject: and the body. Once done, enter " . "  (without quote)to send the email to be queued.

Install Telnet on MacOS using Homebrew

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

brew install telnet