| 1 | You can do several tests of messages entering the qmail system: |
| 2 | |
| 3 | 1. SMTP server test: Forge some mail locally via SMTP. Replace ``me'' |
| 4 | with your username and ``domain'' with your host's name. |
| 5 | % telnet 127.0.0.1 25 |
| 6 | Trying 127.0.0.1... |
| 7 | Connected to 127.0.0.1. |
| 8 | Escape character is '^]'. |
| 9 | 220 domain ESMTP |
| 10 | helo dude |
| 11 | 250 domain |
| 12 | mail <me@domain> |
| 13 | 250 ok |
| 14 | rcpt <me@domain> |
| 15 | 250 ok |
| 16 | data |
| 17 | 354 go ahead |
| 18 | Subject: testing |
| 19 | |
| 20 | This is a test. |
| 21 | . |
| 22 | 250 ok 812345679 qp 12345 |
| 23 | quit |
| 24 | 221 domain |
| 25 | Connection closed by foreign host. |
| 26 | % |
| 27 | Look for the message in your mailbox. (Note for programmers: Most |
| 28 | SMTP servers need more text after MAIL and RCPT. See RFC 821.) |
| 29 | |
| 30 | 2. Remote-local test: Send yourself some mail from another machine. |
| 31 | Look for the message in your mailbox. |
| 32 | |
| 33 | 3. Remote-error test: Send some mail from another machine to |
| 34 | nonexistent@domain. Look for a bounce message in the remote mailbox. |
| 35 | |
| 36 | 4. UA test: Try sending mail, first to a local account, then to a |
| 37 | remote account, with your normal user agent. |
| 38 | |
| 39 | 5. Remote-postmaster test: Send mail from another machine to |
| 40 | PoStMaStEr@domain. Look for the message in the alias mailbox, |
| 41 | normally ~alias/Mailbox. |