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How timely. Just today I had to install netcat on my new workstation (I chose the gnu version) in order to test connectivity to an SMTP server. It was super hel
by bavell 5y ago
How timely. Just today I had to install netcat on my new workstation (I chose the gnu version) in order to test connectivity to an SMTP server. It was super helpful just to see the raw response from the server. Apparently GoDaddy blocks all outbound 3rd party SMTP connections... ugh.
- stevekemp 5y agonetcat is a very useful tool, but for SMTP testing you might enjoy "swaks": http://web.archive.org/web/20180304190350/https://debian-administration.org/article/633/Testing_SMTP_servers_with_SWAKS http://web.archive.org/web/20180304190350/https://debian-adm...
- xiconfjs 5y agooh swaks seems nice. Thanks