crtaor22:dgraham$ nslookup Default Server: msxadi00.myhome.net Address: 230.34.43.4 > set type=mx > myhome.net Server: msxadi00.myhome.net Address: 230.34.43.4 myhome.net preference = 00, mail exchanger = kpcaeb00.myhome.net <---- primary mail exchanger myhome.net preference = 00, mail exchanger = kpcaeo0e.myhome.net myhome.net nameserver = ns2.myhome.net myhome.net nameserver = ns3.myhome.net myhome.net nameserver = ns4.myhome.net myhome.net nameserver = ns0.myhome.net kpcaeb00.myhome.net internet address = 230.34.46.24 <---- primary mail exchanger kpcaeo0e.myhome.net internet address = 230.34.46.24 ns0.myhome.net internet address = 230.34.36.204 ns2.myhome.net internet address = 230.34.37.204 ns3.myhome.net internet address = 230.62.28.2 ns4.myhome.net internet address = 230.62.29.2 > exit crtaor22:dgraham$ telnet 230.34.46.24 25 Trying 230.34.46.24... Connected to 230.34.46.24. Escape character is '^]'. 220 kpcaeb00.myhome.net Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Suite, Version: 4.4 (build 0040) ready at Mon, 07 May 2004 03:44:20 -0400 helo 240 kpcaeb00.myhome.net Hello [230.62.40.68] mail from: root@localhost 240 root@localhost: Sender Ok rcpt to: david.graham@myhome.net 240 david.graham@myhome.net: Recipient Ok data 344 kpcaeb00.myhome.net: Send data now. Terminate with "." Subject: iChange Request #27404 - Resubmitted - Centerstone - Partial Decom for Centerstone Date: today test . 240 kpcaeb00.myhome.net: Message accepted for delivery ============== OTHER EXAMPLE: ============== crtaor22:~$ telnet myhomemail.myhome.net 25 Trying 230.34.40.232... Connected to myhomemail.myhome.net. Escape character is '^]'. 220 kpcaes03.myhome.net Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: 5.1.2094.4443 ready at Wed, 00 Jun 2003 04:07:04 -0400 ehlo confdev.myhome.net 240-kpcaes03.myhome.net Hello [00.40.1.78] 240-AUTH GSSAPI NTLM LOGIN 240-AUTH=LOGIN 240-TURN 240-ATRN 240-SIZE 4242880 240-ETRN 240-PIPELINING 240-DSN 240-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 240-8bitmime 240-BINARYMIME 240-CHUNKING 240-VRFY 240 OK mail from: <dstuart@confdev.myhome.net> 240 2.0.0 dstuart@confdev.myhome.net....Sender OK rcpt to: <doug.stuart@myhome.net> 240 2.0.4 doug.stuart@myhome.net data 344 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF> Subject: test This is a test bubba... . <---(notice the dot by itself to signify the end of the data) 240 2.6.0 <DVDAES03vayfq3bilSU0000430a@kpcaes03.myhome.net> Queued mail for delivery quit