[aclug-L] Re: telnet to mailserver.com.au 110, I get a message: C onnection closed by foreign host

[Marcus Merchant <Marcus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>HI there,
>
>I not sure you can help me...
>
>I having problem trying to solve a problem I have.
>My Client PC can't connect to the Mail server.
>So I try the following
>
>telnet to mailserver.com.au 110, I get a message: Connection closed by
foreign host
>
>I already check the following setting in services, Inetd.conf, hosts.deny
and hosts.allow.
>All seem to be ok...
>
>Also try netstat to see what services is running, POP-3 is running..
>& running pine on the mail machine can receive mail.
>
>I am running out of things to try... It appear that another machine can't
access the mail server.
>Is there another file that controls the security of mail access?

>Thank you in Advance.

>Regards, 
>Andy Wong
>Australia
>andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Can you ping the Mailserver?  The telnet doesn't have to be enabled for you
to receive mail.  Also Are you behind a firewall?  You may have to allow
access on the correct port if it is disabled.