helo Function

This function performs initial handshaking with SMTP server after connecting.

Syntax

UTL_SMTP.HELO (

c  IN NOCOPY connection, domain IN NOCOPY) 

RETURN reply;
UTL_SMTP.HELO (

c  IN NOCOPY connection, domain IN NOCOPY);

Parameters

Table 82-9 helo Function Parameters

Parameter	Description
c (IN NOCOPY)	The SMTP connection.
domain (IN NOCOPY)	The domain name of the local (sending) host. Used for identification purposes.

Usage Notes

RFC 821 specifies that the client must identify itself to the server after connecting. This routine performs that identification. The connection must have been opened via a call to open_connection() before calling this routine.

The expected response from the server is a message beginning with status code 250.

Related Functions

ehlo()