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What is Needed?
All that you need is a generic telnet client. Local echo should be turned
on so you can see what you type. Also, it is important to note that SMTP
servers do not handle backspaces, so you must type everything correctly.
How do I Start?
Telnet to port 25 of your target SMTP server (more on SMTP servers
selection below). The server should respond with a generic welcome message.
You will type HELO domain.name. Use any domain name you wish as most
servers do not check the name against the IP you are telneting from. Type
MAIL FROM: . This is where the message will appear to be
from. Next, type RCPT TO: . This specifies who will
receive the message. Type DATA and type the body of your message. To send
the message, enter a line with only a period. Type QUIT to disconnect.
Hey, for hotmail, there is not pop or smtp servers, you have to use the HTTP option in your outlook
express. The link is
http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp
You can avoid having to go into hotmail.com and avoid all of the annoying ads.
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misl.mcp.com
jeflin.tju.edu
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alcor.unm.edu
mail-server.dk-online.dk
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burger.letters.com
aldus.northnet.org
netspace.org
mcl.ucsb.edu
wam.umd.edu
atlanta.com
elmer.anders.com
venus.earthlink.net
urvax.urich.edu
vax1.acs.jmu.edu
loyola.edu
cornell.edu
brassie.golf.com
quartz.ebay.gnn.com
acad.bryant.edu
palette.wcupa.edu
utrcgw.utc.com
umassd.edu
trilogy.usa.com
mit.edu
corp-bbn.infoseek.com
vaxa.stevens-tech.edu
ativan.tiac.net
miami.linkstar.com
wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us
kroner.ucdavis.edu
ccshst01.cs.uoguelph.ca
server.iadfw.net
valley.net
grove.ufl.edu
cps1.starwell.com
unix.newnorth.net
mail2.sas.upenn.edu
nss2.cc.lehigh.edu
pentagon.mil
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Apocalypse 95
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When I wrote How to Send Fake Mail Using SMTP Servers, I said that your
messages are traceable by your IP address (it will always be stamped in the
header). Well, slowly, I am finding systems that don't append your IP to
the message. You can send messages through this servers, using the
techniques I described in my SMTP fakemail tutorial, and they are totally
untraceable. If you have a telnet client set as a helper app to your
broweser, all you have to do is click on the link below, and you will be
connected to the respective SMTP server.
DO NOT DO ANYTHING REALLY STUPID WITH THESE SERVERS. If a server was posted
on this list, but isn't now, don't use it! Don't say that I didn't warn
you.
cvo.oneworld.com
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bi-node.zerberus.de
underground.net
alcor.unm.edu
venus.earthlink.net
mail.airmail.net
SMTP Tutorial
Mail transport agents (MTAs) like Postfix speak to each other using SMTP (Simple Mail Transport
Protocol). To understand how MTAs work, and sometimes don't work, it will help to have a very basic
understanding of this protocol. If you telnet to the smtp port (port 25) of a mail server, you can speak
with an MTA directly in its native language. Here is an example of how to send bob@example.com an
email from alice@somewhere.net.
$ telnet smtp.example.com smtp
Trying 192.0.34.72...
Connected to smtp.example.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 smtp.example.com ESMTP Postfix (Debian/GNU)
HELO smtp.somewhere.net
250 smtp.example.com
MAIL From: alice@somewhere.net
250 Ok
RCPT To: bob@example.com
250 Ok
DATA
354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>
Hello, Bob!
Love, Alice.
.
250 Ok: queued as F169C23068
QUIT
221 Bye
Connection closed by foreign host.
The client begins by identifying itself (HELO) and telling the server it has an email (MAIL) to deliver to
one or more recipients (RCPT). It then conveys the contents of the email (DATA) and leaves (QUIT). The
server responds to each directive with a numerical code and a message that indicates the success or
failure of the requested operation.
Each MTA that handles a mail adds headers containing information about the SMTP session. For
example, when it is stored at its destination, the full header and body of the mail we sent above looks
like this.
Received: from smtp.somewhere.net (smtp.badguy.net [])
by smtp.example.com (Postfix) with SMTP id F169C23068
for <bob@example.com>; Tue, 6 Aug 2002 12:02:15 -0700 (PDT)
Message-Id <20020806190215.F169C23068@smtp.example.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 12:02:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: alice@somewhere.net
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Hello, Bob!
Love, Alice.