Re: Newbie question: Exim - trouble receiving incoming emails

["Duncan McDonald" <duncan_mcdonald@ieee.org>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrei Popescu" <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 6:16 AM
Subject: Re: Newbie question: Exim - trouble receiving incoming emails


> On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:00:10 +1100
> "Duncan McDonald" <duncan_mcdonald@ieee.org> wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Andrew Sackville-West" <andrew@farwestbilliards.com>
> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 5:31 AM
> > Subject: Re: Newbie question: Exim - trouble receiving incoming emails
> >
> > > so you can get to the machine, i.e. the port is not blocked. can you
> > > manually mail user@encomium.com.au from that telnet session? check
> > >
> > > http://www.yuki-onna.co.uk/email/smtp.html for info on this.
> >
> > > A
> >
> > Thanks for the link.
> >
> > Yes I successfully sent a remote email to the domain via telnet on
> > port 25. Although when I try connect to the POP port (110), I get a
> > 'connection refused' message.
> >
> > Shouldn't I be able to connect to either port via telnet?
>
> Why? Do you have a pop server too?

No I was just asking. I'm just trying to figure out why I can send email 
from my server and manually to it via telnet, but all other messages from 
mail clients get rejected...

   -Duncan