Ncat mail center
ncat
is a powerful command-line tool that allows you to connect to a network service and interact with it. When you run ncat
with the mail
option, it acts as a mail client and allows you to send and receive email messages.
Here's a basic example of how to use ncat
to send an email:
ncat mailcenter.example.com 25
This will connect to the mail server at mailcenter.example.com
on port 25 (the default SMTP port). You can then use the ncat
command to send an email message.
For example, to send an email to [email protected]
with the subject "Hello" and the body "This is a test email":
ncat mailcenter.example.com 25
HELO example.com
MAIL FROM: <[email protected]>
RCPT TO: <[email protected]>
DATA
Subject: Hello
This is a test email
.
QUIT
This will send the email message to the mail server, which will then deliver it to the recipient's mailbox.
You can also use ncat
to receive email messages by connecting to a mail server and using the RETR
command to retrieve a specific message. For example:
ncat mailcenter.example.com 25
RETR 1
This will retrieve the first email message in the mailbox and display it on the console.
Note that ncat
is a command-line tool and requires some knowledge of email protocols and syntax to use effectively. Additionally, some mail servers may require authentication or other special settings to connect and send/receive email messages.