Telnet E-mail Commands

Telnet to hostname on port 25
220 (then identifies itself - possibly with several lines of 220 + text)
HELO your_domain_name or whatever
250 (followed by human readable message)
MAIL FROM:you@hostname.com (ie, your email address)
250 is syntactically correct (or similar)
RCPT TO:them@someplace_else.com (email address you want to send to)
250 is syntactically correct
DATA
Tells you to send data then CRLF period CRLF at end
You type your message then CRLF period CRLF (ie, type a period on a line by itself then hit ENTER)
250
QUIT
Signoff message