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===Testing mail with the internet===
We will now test to see if your MTA for your VM2 machine is correctly running by sending email messages from your VM2 machine to other servers (both within and outside your virtual network)Seneca e-mail account.
'''Perform the following steps:'''
#Make certain you are still in your '''vm2''' machine.
#Test email from your machine by sending an email to your '''Seneca email account''' using the following command:<br>'''mail -s "PART C3Lab4a - test 1" <Your Seneca email address>'''<br><br>'''NOTE:''' after you type in your letter, enter a period in the first column on the last line and hit the ENTER key.<br><br>#Check your Seneca email account to see if you got the email (note that it may take a <u>few minutes to arrive</u>, so you may also wish to try an alternate email account if you have one like gmail, etc). When you do receive that email , make a note of the return address.#If you did not receive the mail, check the mail logs on your vm2 machine to determine what the error isany errors messages that would indicate a mail server setup problem.#Test email from your '''Host Machine ''' by sending an email to your Seneca account using the following command:<br>'''mail -s "PART C4Lab4a - test 2" -r hacker@evil.com <Your Seneca email address>'''<br><br>#Check your Seneca email to see if you got the email. If you did make a note of the return address.#Repeat Why would you think including the steps for INSTALL & '''SETUP THE MAIL TRANSFER AGENT (MTA)''' and '''INSTALL & SETUP THE MAIL USER AGENT (MUA)''' for your '''VM3-r''' and test option could be used by sending e-mail messages penetration hackers to gain access to your vm2 and Seneca e-mail account.a computer system?
===Testing email using IP Addresses===