mailx & "telnet localhost 25" syntax

[Cameron Simpson]

On 17Feb2011 22:14, sunhux G <sunhux at gmail.com> wrote:
| Also, I recall seeing someone issuing the following to send emails:
| telnet localhost 25
| HELO ...
| ..... TO:<...>
| .........
| 
| What's the exact syntax/sequence of commands?

Here:

  http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt

Cheers,
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