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Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 15:36:22 +0200
From: Ruben de Groot <fbsd-q@bzerk.org>
To: David Banning <david@skytrackercanada.com>
Cc: Sanjay Bhattacharya <sanbh@gmx.net>,
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Subject: Re: using the smtp server remotely - how?
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In-Reply-To: <20020621084600.B7871@skytrackercanada.com>; from david@skytrackercanada.com on Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 08:46:00AM -0400
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Maybe your ISP is blocking incoming port 25 traffic.
Quite a few do that nowadays :-(

On Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 08:46:00AM -0400, David Banning typed:
> - no firewall running -
>=20
> On Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 10:13:11AM +0200, Sanjay Bhattacharya wrote:
> > The problem might be firewall related. Make sure external connections to
> > your smtp server is allowed by your firewall. Check the firewall logs. =
Maybe
> > that can help.
> >=20
> > rgds,
> > Sanjay
> >=20
> > > My smtp server works fine internally, but this is what I get
> > > externally;
> > >=20
> > > david>$ telnet skytrackercanada.com 25
> > > Trying 209.188.66.29...
> > > telnet: connect to address 209.188.66.29: Operation timed out
> > > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host
> > > david>$=20
> > >=20
> > > I even set the FEATURE(promiscuous_relay) (just for testing)
> > > and HUP'ed sendmail and it still does not work.
> > >=20
> > > Can some one give me direction? I want to simply use my machine=20
> > > for smtp relaying.
> >=20
> > --=20
> > GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet.
> > http://www.gmx.net
>=20
> --=20
> Dear Lord:
> 	I just want *___=08=08=08one* one-armed manager so I never have to hear =
"On
> the other hand", again.
>=20
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