Alternatives to test messages

As a couple of alternatives to test-please-ignore messages, how about:

1) To check that your mail is getting 'out', and that replies can get
'in':
Send a message to:

     Echo@TU-Berlin.DE

It should reply, including a copy of your message (including headers),
quoted
using '>'.

[ There are probably other echo servers around, but this one seems to
work
ok,
and it's probably not worth listing others here]

2) To check that you're signed on to this mailing list:
Send a message to:

     mxserver@bolton.ac.uk

The body of the message should be the line:

     QUERY   FTGZG-L

Alun.
alun.thomas@cbis.com