Re: SMTP mail problem

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From: Javier Gomez [SBS MVP] (javier_gomez_at_REMOVE.THIS.engineer.com)
Date: 06/11/04 

Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 21:25:57 -0400

You have to use port 25 (for SMTP)... the command would be something like:
"telnet mailserver.domain.com 25"

BTW-> Does your ISP smarthost requires authentication? Has this ever worked
or your are setting this for the first time? 

-- 
Javier [SBS MVP]
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"Paul" <pberg@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:f9e226bb.0406101640.33c95d77@posting.google.com...
> "billyw" <b@brainless.net> wrote in message 
> news:<O7i0ZexTEHA.2464@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
>> have yo tried telneting into your smtp server(smart host)?
>> can you ping the smart host
>>
>>
>> "Paul" <pberg@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:f9e226bb.0406100949.79472972@posting.google.com...
>> > Seems I'm unable to send 'out' email (receiving POP3 is fine.)  I'm
>> > using smarthosts in Exchange 2000 (mail.optonline.net) I've checked
>> > event viewer but don't see anything related to MS Exchange error
>> > messages. Anyone have any ideas on this? Thanks.
>
> I can ping but when I telnet it comes back and says,
>
> 'Could not open a connection to host on port 23: Connect failed'

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