Method and system for testing the operation of an electronic mail switch

摘要

A method and system for testing the operation of an electronic mail switch that supports interaction between different electronic mail applications having different formats includes generating a test message having a first format. The test message is forwarded to the electronic mail switch to generate a received message having a second format. The test message is compared with the received message based on a plurality of comparison tests. Finally, an error in the operation of the electronic mail switch can be determined based on the comparison.