Re: telnet port 25
A D Y Cheng <adyc100@hkstar.com> writes:
ADYC> I try the command to test my email connection 'telnet localhost
ADYC> 25', but it gives me the error:
ADYC>
ADYC> Trying 127.0.0.1...
ADYC> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
Are you running an SMTP daemon (sendmail, smail, exim, ...) on your
local machine? If you aren't (i.e. all of your mail comes from/goes
to your ISP) then this is the correct response.
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