Sample SMTP session (Uncommented)

This is an Uncommented sample mail session where I manually send mail to the Hypertouch mail server computer (mail.hypertouch.com) using the same commands that the spammer did. What I send is in Bold Red font. What the mail server sends back is in normal font.

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telnet mail.hypertouch.com 25
Trying 209.31.44.214...
Connected to mail.hypertouch.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
220-Stalker Internet Mail Server V.1.8b3 is ready.
220 ESMTP is spoken here. You are welcome No unsolicited email ads or violating Calf Bus Sect 17538
HELO Made-Up-Name-desk98
250 209.31.44.214 cannot verify Made-Up-Name-desk98
MAIL FROM:<Made-Up-Name-emailplus@321media.com>
250 <Made-Up-Name-emailplus@321media.com>  sender accepted
RCPT TO: <recipes@hypertouch.com>
250 <recipes@hypertouch.com>  recipient accepted
DATA
354 Enter mail, end with "." on a line by itself
From:     Email Marketing <emailplus@321media.com>
To:        <recipes@hypertouch.com>
Message-Id: <419.436278.39703056-Made-Up-Number-emailplus@321media.com>
Subject: MAKE BIG $$$$$$ WITH YOUR RECIPES
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 21:29:48 -0700


 Could you use more money?  How's $44,440 sound?  How's over a $1,000,000
sound? Our
computer,money tree does all the work for you!!!   You must be listed in the computer
to collect all
your checks.  There is no way anyone can cheat as in other clubs with no control
center. You
get every dollar comong to you. So go for a sure thing.  To get signed up right away
rush $20 to
CED RECIPES POB 1481.STOCKTON ,CA 95201 PLEASE INCLUDE ONE RECIEPE
AND
4SASE. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST PROGRAMS AROUND.  GOOD LUCK.  TO BE
REMOVED FROM LIST WRITE REMOVE IN SUBJECT BOX. FOR MORE INFO
RUSH SASE
CED POBOX 1481,STOCKTON,CA  95201
.
250 S.0000014938 message accepted for delivery
quit
221 209.31.44.214 closing connection
Connection closed by foreign host.