Re: Telneting trouble


Subject: Re: Telneting trouble
From: mike cullerton (yellowdog@cullerton.com)
Date: Wed Mar 13 2002 - 08:34:21 MST


--On Wednesday, March 13, 2002 12:20 PM -0300 linuxppc@nxs.com.br 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

this tells me the problem isn't sendmail, but something 'before' sendmail.
there is some access-list keeping the connection from happening. either
/etc/hosts.allow or /etc/xinetd maybe?

 -- mike cullerton yellowdog at cullerton dot com



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