Re: Telneting trouble


Subject: Re: Telneting trouble
From: Olivier Reisch (ydl@karasuma.net)
Date: Wed Mar 13 2002 - 08:31:11 MST


On Wednesday 13 March 2002 16:20, you wrote:
> Hello guys,
>
> I try telneting to check SMTP status (at port 25) and POP (at port 110) but
> it doesnt work. I dont know why.
> All looks like ok. But telnet send me this message:
>
> telnet localhost 25
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
>
> Please help me.
>
> Thank you
>
> mafrota

Well, this is either due to 2 reasons:

1) You don't have any SMTP or POP3 daemons running on the box you are
checking.

2) The ports are kept close by a Firewall.

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