Question & Answer
Question
How can you test the connectivity between the IBM Rational DOORS Client and the SMTP server?
Answer
You can send a message from the machine where the DOORS client resides to the SMTP server by using telnet to communicate with the SMTP server port.
This mimics the actions that the DOORS client performs.
Try the following:
telnet mail.domain.ext 25
Trying xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx...
Connected to mail.domain.ext.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 mail.domain.ext ESMTP Sendmail ?version-number?; ?date+time+gmtoffset?
helo test
250 OK
mail from:<DOORS Mail Server>
250 OK - mail from <smtp@doors>
rcpt to:<hello.there@company.com>
250 OK - Recipient <hello.there@company.com>
data
354 Send data. End with CRLF.CRLF
Subject: test
this is a test
.
250 OK
quit
Note: Modify the first line to reflect your mail server name or IP address. (telnet <your server name> 25).
When you use the mail from: command, make sure to use <DOORS Mail Server>
When you use the rcpt to: command, use your email address.
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