How to Fake Mail

First, figure out what host you want to be coming from, and call it HOST.  (example: nmu.edu)

Second, figure out who you want to be, call that ME. (example: husky)

Third, figure who you want to send mail to, call that person TARGET (example: joe)

Forth, figure what the TARGETs user machine is, and call that TMACHINE (example: mtu.edu)

Now, start the process. (note, bold means you send it to the other computer, and italics means that it's a variable as described above).

  1. Start up telnet (use the 'run' command on the start menu if you want.)
  2. Go to preferences, and set local echo to on.
  3. Go to file, and connect
    1. Host is the host part of TARGET
    2. port is '25'
  4. Type HELO HOST
  5. Type MAIL FROM:<ME@HOST>
  6. Type RCPT TO:<TARGET@TMACHINE>
  7. TYPE DATA
  8. Enter in a mail message
  9. Type a period (yes, one "." on a line by itself).
  10. Type QUIT

For example, to tease a tech student I might

HELO nmu.edu
MAIL FROM:<hockey@nmu.edu>
RCPT TO:<joe@mtu.edu>
DATA
You guys suck.  We beet you 8 to 3.  We rule!
.
QUIT

And that's all there is folks.