TEST.receive.md

You can do several tests of messages entering the qmail system:

1. SMTP server test: Forge some mail locally via SMTP. Replace "me" with your username and "domain" with your host's name.

   % telnet 127.0.0.1 25
   Trying 127.0.0.1...
   Connected to 127.0.0.1.
   Escape character is '^]'.
   220 domain ESMTP
   helo dude
   250 domain
   mail <me@domain>
   250 ok
   rcpt <me@domain>
   250 ok
   data
   354 go ahead
   Subject: testing
   
   This is a test.
   .
   250 ok 812345679 qp 12345
   quit
   221 domain
   Connection closed by foreign host.
   %
   

   Look for the message in your mailbox. (Note for programmers: Most SMTP servers need more text after MAIL and RCPT. See RFC 821.)

2. Remote-local test: Send yourself some mail from another machine. Look for the message in your mailbox.

3. Remote-error test: Send some mail from another machine to nonexistent@domain. Look for a bounce message in the remote mailbox.

4. UA test: Try sending mail, first to a local account, then to a remote account, with your normal user agent.

5. Remote-postmaster test: Send mail from another machine to PoStMaStEr@domain. Look for the message in the alias mailbox, normally ~alias/Mailbox.