> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of R. Scott Perry > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Cannot PING,TRACERT and TELNET 25 - Still > mail go to this server ?? > > > > >I cannot PING, TRACERT (http://www.traceroute.org) and TELNET to > Port 25 on > >any of the 3 MX IP�s or hostnames > >Still it RECEIVES EMAIL, so how is it working? �anyone > > There are cases where network admins remove access to ICMP packets, which > means that you can't ping or tracert (but may be able to traceroute on > Unix) the IP. > > However, if you cannot telnet from your mailserver to port 25 on > an IP, it > will be impossible for your mailserver to send mail to that IP.
I canot telnet to any of those IPs on port 25 either. Hmmmm > > If you cannot telnet to their port 25, they are probably blocking you for > some reason. That seems to be the cool things these days -- outright > blocking of IPs that aren't sending spam. It doesn't make sense > to me, but > it does to some people. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. > Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you have been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
