mconnect(1)

NAME

     mconnect - connect to SMTP mail server socket

SYNOPSIS

     mconnect [-p port] [-r] [hostname]

DESCRIPTION

     The mconnect utility opens a connection to the  mail  server
     on  a  given host, so that it can be tested independently of
     all other mail software. If no host is given, the connection
     is  made to the local host. Servers expect to speak the Sim-
     ple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) on this  connection.  Exit
     by  typing the quit command. Typing EOF sends an end of file
     to the server. An interrupt closes  the  connection  immedi-
     ately and exits.

OPTIONS

     The following options are supported:

     - p port
           Specify the port number instead of  the  default  SMTP
           port (number 25) as the next argument.

     -r    "Raw" mode:  disable the default  line  buffering  and
           input  handling.  This  produces  an effect similar to
           telnet(1) to port number 25.

OPERANDS

     The following operand is supported:

      hostname
           The name of a given host.

USAGE

     The mconnect command is IPv6-enabled. See ip6(7P).

FILES

      /etc/mail/sendmail.hf
           help file for SMTP commands

ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

     telnet(1), sendmail(1M), attributes(5), ip6(7P)

     Postel, Jonathan B., RFC 821, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol,
     Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern Cali-
     fornia, August 1982.