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   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.