Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.mail.sendmail Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 21:41:04 GMT
This is a monthly FAQ posting regarding the mail server test site: http://www.email-test.com On this site you can perform the following tests.
x Open Relay Check if SMTP servers are open relay. x MX Lookup Lookup MX records for a domain. x Check Delivery Test delivery via SMTP to a POP account. x Host Bugs Display a list of known bugs with a SMTP or POP server. x Reverse Lookup Check reverse lookup and aliases for hosts. x SMTP Extensions Test for supported SMTP extensions.
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> This is a monthly FAQ posting regarding the mail server > test site: > http://www.email-test.com[] [...]
Initiating server query …
Looking up IP address for domain: www.email-test.com
The IP address for the domain is: 216.65.3.228
Connecting to the server on standard HTTP port: 80
The port is closed, so our connection attempt was refused.
Query complete.