SMTP connection tester

Test a domain's public mail exchanger for an SMTP greeting on port 25.

Your inputs

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Your result

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No email is sent. This checks connectivity from this server, not mailbox existence or delivery.

How to use this tool

  1. Resolve the domain's highest-priority mail exchanger and its public IPv4 addresses.
  2. Connect to one vetted address on port 25, read the greeting, send EHLO and close with QUIT.

What the result tells you

  • No email is sent. This checks connectivity from this server, not mailbox existence or delivery.
  • Timeouts may reflect an outbound port restriction, firewall, IPv4 availability or server policy. TLS and login are not tested.

Useful next steps

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