Comments on: Using Telnet to Send Email http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/ This Blog is Dead. It is an ex-Blog. It has shuffled off this mortal coil and joined the choir invisible. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:03:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Paul http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/#comment-17118 Paul Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:31:35 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/#comment-17118 Cheers Pat, glad this helped! Cheers Pat, glad this helped!

]]> By: Pat http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/#comment-17103 Pat Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:21:51 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/#comment-17103 Thanks for this... I have been looking forever to see if you could add: Date: [Todays Date & Time] From: [Your Email Address] To: [Recipients Email Address] Subject: [Your Email Subject] and where to put them. This is definitely the most complete instructions I have found! Thanks Thanks for this… I have been looking forever to see if you could add:

Date: [Todays Date & Time]
From: [Your Email Address]
To: [Recipients Email Address]
Subject: [Your Email Subject]

and where to put them. This is definitely the most complete instructions I have found! Thanks

]]> By: Paul http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/#comment-9297 Paul Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:02:31 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/#comment-9297 <p> SMTP-AUTH is discussed in RFC's 2554 and 4954, which can be found here: </p> <p> http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2554.html http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4954 </p> <p> The ability to use SMTP AUTH requires a password challenge-response between the server and client. The password is encoded using base64. </p> <p> More information on SMTP-AUTH from Wikipedia: </p> <p> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMTP-AUTH </p> <p> With examples of the login process here: </p> <p> http://www.technoids.org/saslmech.html </p> SMTP-AUTH is discussed in RFC’s 2554 and 4954, which can be found here:

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2554.html
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4954

The ability to use SMTP AUTH requires a password challenge-response between the server and client. The password is encoded using base64.

More information on SMTP-AUTH from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMTP-AUTH

With examples of the login process here:

http://www.technoids.org/saslmech.html

]]> By: julia robert http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/#comment-9035 julia robert Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:28:55 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/#comment-9035 do u know how to send mail where SMTP Authentication is being used. do u know how to send mail where SMTP Authentication is being used.

]]> By: Paul http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/#comment-6861 Paul Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:25:30 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/#comment-6861 SMTP Authentication is specified in RFC 4954: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4954 According to the RFC, authentication is achived by a BASE64 challenge response. Unless you can issue the relevant response in BASE64 on the fly, you probably won't be able to send mail where SMTP Authentication is being used. Regards, Paul. SMTP Authentication is specified in RFC 4954:

http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4954

According to the RFC, authentication is achived by a BASE64 challenge response. Unless you can issue the relevant response in BASE64 on the fly, you probably won’t be able to send mail where SMTP Authentication is being used.

Regards,
Paul.

]]> By: Vladimir http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/#comment-6858 Vladimir Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:00:11 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/#comment-6858 This example works if no smtp authentication is enabled. Do you know how to send an e-mail using telnet if POP before SMTP authentification is enabled? This example works if no smtp authentication is enabled. Do you know how to send an e-mail using telnet if POP before SMTP authentification is enabled?

]]> By: whatithink » Using Telnet to Check Your Email http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/#comment-4255 whatithink » Using Telnet to Check Your Email Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:12:16 +0000 http://www.paulmc.org/whatithink/2008/01/02/using-telnet-to-send-email/#comment-4255 [...] you want to send an email, then a different protocol must be used: SMTP, and that’s another post. Share and Enjoy: Share This [...] [...] you want to send an email, then a different protocol must be used: SMTP, and that’s another post. Share and Enjoy: Share This [...]

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