Testing your MS-Exchange Server

A quick test to make sure your localhost MS-Exchange Server is running is to use command line window.

Go to Windows Start Button -> Run...
Type cmd and Press Ok. Once on the command line window, do the following.

telnet localhost 25
HELO
MAIL FROM:ABHATIA@somecompany.com
RCPT TO:rbhatia@somecompany.com
DATA
Here is the test message.
.
QUIT

You should recieve an email shortly (depending how your server is configured to deliver the message - after an interval or right away).

Here is how this looks:



Happy Testing :)