Re: SMTP will not accept any connections

From: David Farm (nobody_at_nowhhere.com)
Date: 09/01/04 

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:25:18 +0200

Could be a firewall issue.
Are you blocking the ports?

//David

"James Lord" <JamesLord@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:47B20AD2-9CF2-4CB7-801C-A6EDB9D70E3C@microsoft.com...
> Tried using the tool, but to no avail. It still drops the connection
> immediately and the SMTP logs are about as useful as a chocolate fireguard
:p
>
> Anyone got any ideas???
>
> TIA
>
> "James Lord" wrote:
>
> > Never Mind :)
> >
> > Forgot I had the technet CD's with me
> >
> > MS have kindly included a SMTP reinstall tool in the service pack
> >
> > Thx
> >
> > "James Lord" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi there,
> > > I have a problem with exchange 2000 and accepting incoming mail. I
suspect
> > > my SMTP service is corrupt. I cannot telnet the service on the local
host. I
> > > have removed all the authentication from the SMTP so it should be an
open
> > > relay, but I cannot connect. When you try to connect you are
disconnected
> > > immediately.
> > > Is it safe to remove the SMTP service and reinstall or will I end up
> > > reinstalling the server.
> > >
> > > TIA
> > > James Lord

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