machine$ telnet my_mail_server.com 25 Trying 172.18.29.85 Connected to my_mail_server.com. Escape character is '^]'. 220 my_mail_server.com ESMTP ReegenMail helo my_test_server.com 250 my_mail_server.com Hello my_test_server.com [192.168.98.91], I'm listening mail from: 250 test@my_test_server.com... Sender ok rcpt to: 250 testuser@my_mail_server.com... Recipient ok data 354 enter mail, end with '.' on a line by itself TO: testuser@my_mail_server.com FROM: test@my_test_server.com Subject: This is a test This is a test of the messaging system . 250 011264701 Message accepted for delivery quit 221 my_mail_server.com closing connection