From: Rene Schickbauer > walt wrote: >> I am new to Perl and want to connect to an smtp server on port 25 and then >> send it the helo, mail from:, rcpt to:, data, commands but I would also like >> to evaluate the response from the smtp server. >> >> Has anyone got a script or can point me in the right direction? > > A simple example on how to work with sockets can be found here: > <http://www.osix.net/modules/article/?id=441> > > (just google for: perl io::socket tutorial) > > As for the protocol, Wikipedia has a good article on that, look > especially at the included example: > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol#SMTP_transpo rt_example> > > You should really also have a look at the official documentation of SMTP: > <http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc821.html> > > And yes, i know RFC821 is deprecated, and there are newer, more > complicated, more feature-rich versions of the protocol available. But i > have yet to find a server that doesn't understand the basics layed out
> in this specification. I believe the current document is RFC2821. It mostly extends the original protocol and tries to clarify some explanations. So 821 is still a proper subset. I do think it is best to read 821 first. One difference that does matter is that the CR+LF pair as line terminator is now explicitly required by both 2821 and 2822. That was not clear in the originals. Bob McConnell -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
