Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia
Forwarding Scenarios

Up: Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia
Up: Requests For Comments
Up: RFC 821
Up: APPENDIX F: Scenarios
Prev: Mailing List Scenario
Next: Too Many Recipients Scenario

Forwarding Scenarios

Forwarding Scenarios

         R: 220 USC-ISIF.ARPA Simple Mail Transfer Service Ready
         S: HELO LBL-UNIX.ARPA
         R: 250 USC-ISIF.ARPA

         S: MAIL FROM:<mo@LBL-UNIX.ARPA>
         R: 250 OK

         S: RCPT TO:<fred@USC-ISIF.ARPA>
         R: 251 User not local; will forward to <Jones@USC-ISI.ARPA>

         S: DATA
         R: 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
         S: Blah blah blah...
         S: ...etc. etc. etc.
         S: .
         R: 250 OK

         S: QUIT
         R: 221 USC-ISIF.ARPA Service closing transmission channel

                               Scenario 8

         Step 1  --  Trying the Mailbox at the First Host

            R: 220 USC-ISIF.ARPA Simple Mail Transfer Service Ready
            S: HELO LBL-UNIX.ARPA
            R: 250 USC-ISIF.ARPA

            S: MAIL FROM:<mo@LBL-UNIX.ARPA>
            R: 250 OK

            S: RCPT TO:<fred@USC-ISIF.ARPA>
            R: 251 User not local; will forward to <Jones@USC-ISI.ARPA>

            S: RSET
            R: 250 OK

            S: QUIT
            R: 221 USC-ISIF.ARPA Service closing transmission channel

         Step 2  --  Delivering the Mail at the Second Host

            R: 220 USC-ISI.ARPA Simple Mail Transfer Service Ready
            S: HELO LBL-UNIX.ARPA
            R: 250 USC-ISI.ARPA

            S: MAIL FROM:<mo@LBL-UNIX.ARPA>
            R: 250 OK

            S: RCPT TO:<Jones@USC-ISI.ARPA>
            R: OK

            S: DATA
            R: 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
            S: Blah blah blah...
            S: ...etc. etc. etc.
            S: .
            R: 250 OK

            S: QUIT
            R: 221 USC-ISI.ARPA Service closing transmission channel

                               Scenario 9


Next: Too Many Recipients Scenario

Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia
Forwarding Scenarios