On Feb 28, 2011, at 9:58 AM, Daniel Bromberg wrote: > On 2/28/2011 9:13 AM, jeffrey j donovan wrote: >> If the port requires TLS: >>> $ openssl s_client -quiet -starttls smtp -connect host:587 >>> helo client.example.com >>> mail from:<xxx> >>> etc. >>> >>> Otherwise: >>> >>> $ telnet host 587 >>> helo client.example.com >>> mail from:<xxx> >>> etc. >>> >>> Wietse >> thank you all >> looks like Im working on TLS clients for the moment. >> and it helped to enable 465 >> >> okay so after the STARTTLS and I issue an ELHO then what? what commands are >> available from this point, what is a graceful exit ? >> >> from what I understand is that each side has to decide what to do either "do >> something" or quit. >> im reading http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3207 >> tia >> -j > I think you missed this part of Noel's post: > > "If the connection works enough for "EHLO world" and a response, *use a real > mail client for a full test*. Once the connection works, very likely > anything else that needs tweaking will show up in the postfix log." > > So just cut off the connection most ungraciously with Ctrl-] and quit from > the telnet prompt, or just Ctrl-C from the openssl client. Or, graciously > exit with a QUIT command (i.e. RFC 2821 4.1.1.10) > > -Daniel >
Thanks I guess blew past that,.. okay so just kill the session and use a client. I thought i would be able to then send or type a test message like MAIL FROM: soandso -j
