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

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >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.
> 
> 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. 

telnet to port 110 has to be enabled for POP3 to work, as POP3 uses port
110.


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