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by **Brock McCormac** » Wed, 05 May 1999 04:00:00

I am currently involved in a college course on the use of Unix. I have
one question for you experts:

We learned how to send e-mail in which the header had been manipulated.
That was simply by typing false text into a pico document and then using
the sendmail command to send the contents of that document to someone.

We learned a second technique which I don't quite understand. We were
taught to telnet into a server, and then to type HELO followed by a

But my problem is that I cannot then type anything. It acknowledges the
previous two steps but then won't let me create a body to the message.

Please advise me.
Thank you!

by **M Winkelma** » Wed, 05 May 1999 04:00:00

> I am currently involved in a college course on the use of Unix. I have
> one question for you experts:

> We learned how to send e-mail in which the header had been manipulated.
> That was simply by typing false text into a pico document and then using
> the sendmail command to send the contents of that document to someone.

> We learned a second technique which I don't quite understand. We were
> taught to telnet into a server, and then to type HELO followed by a

> But my problem is that I cannot then type anything. It acknowledges the
> previous two steps but then won't let me create a body to the message.

> Please advise me.
> Thank you!

Did you type in the DATA command?

See http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc821.html for the official protocol spec.

by **Sean R Hugelmai** » Thu, 06 May 1999 04:00:00

This is a very basic and simple cut and paste from what you are trying
to do.

220 usagi.cts.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.9.3/8.9.3; Wed, 5 May 1999 09:04:29
-0700 (PDT)
helo king.cts.com

to meet you

DATA
354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself
Subj: example
this is a example
.
250 JAA04983 Message accepted for delivery

--Sean

On Tue, 04 May 1999 23:40:16 -0600, M Winkelman

>> I am currently involved in a college course on the use of Unix. I have
>> one question for you experts:

>> We learned how to send e-mail in which the header had been manipulated.
>> That was simply by typing false text into a pico document and then using
>> the sendmail command to send the contents of that document to someone.

>> We learned a second technique which I don't quite understand. We were
>> taught to telnet into a server, and then to type HELO followed by a

>> But my problem is that I cannot then type anything. It acknowledges the
>> previous two steps but then won't let me create a body to the message.

>> Please advise me.
>> Thank you!

>Did you type in the DATA command?

>See http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc821.html for the official protocol spec.

by **Miguel Cr** » Thu, 06 May 1999 04:00:00

>This is a very basic and simple cut and paste from what you are trying
>to do.

>220 usagi.cts.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.9.3/8.9.3; Wed, 5 May 1999 09:04:29
>-0700 (PDT)
>helo king.cts.com

>to meet you

>DATA
>354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself
>Subj: example
>this is a example

It would probably be nicer with a blank line between the last header line
(Subj:) and the beginning of the message text. Otherwise MUAs will get very
confused.

miguel

by **Sean R Hugelmai** » Thu, 06 May 1999 04:00:00

good point. +)

--Sean

>>This is a very basic and simple cut and paste from what you are trying
>>to do.

>>220 usagi.cts.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.9.3/8.9.3; Wed, 5 May 1999 09:04:29
>>-0700 (PDT)
>>helo king.cts.com

>>to meet you

>>DATA
>>354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself
>>Subj: example
>>this is a example

>It would probably be nicer with a blank line between the last header line
>(Subj:) and the beginning of the message text. Otherwise MUAs will get very
>confused.

>miguel

--Sean
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