[ale] I think my port 25 might be blocked.

[mhirsch at nubridges.com (Michael Hirsch)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Trey
> Sizemore
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 4:52 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: [ale] I think my port 25 might be blocked.
> 
> How can I tell if port 25 on my machine is blocked?  I can send e-mail
> from using Evolution and kmail without incident, but sylpheed-claws
> gives me an error connecting to the smtp server.  I've verified that
the
> smtp server info is correct.  It does not require authorization.
Using
> telnet to try to connect to the port yields:
> 
> linux:/home/trey/sylpheed-claws # telnet localhost 25
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> telnet: connect to address 127.0.0.1: Connection refused
> Trying ::1...
> telnet: connect to address ::1: Connection refused
> 
> I don't have a firewall enabled.  Where in suse do I check this out?

I would guess that evolution and kmail are talking directly to your ISP,
not localhost.  In any case, double check their settings for sending
mail and try to duplicate them in sylpheed.

Michael