fetchmail smtp connect failed

["Joseph de los Santos" <jh0u@hotmail.com>]

Hello,

I have read in the documentation that if smtp failed connect during 
fetchmail -v means that fetchmail can't connect to my localhost. it was 
advised that I try to check if I can telnet to port 25 on my 
machine.Actually, I can't telnet to my machine using my hostname or 
localhost. So maybe that is the problem. it doesnt say there how to fix this 
problem. so now what can I do? Any ideas?

btw, does'nt telnet default to port 25?

thanks
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