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From: Scott Nolde <scott@smnolde.com>
To: Bara Zani <bara_zani@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: freebsd 4.4 with dsl blocking outgoing smtp connections ?
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- Scott
smacked into the keyboard previously by owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG:

 >Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 13:33:21 -0700 (PDT)
 >From: Bara Zani <bara_zani@yahoo.com>
 >To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
 >Subject: freebsd 4.4 with dsl blocking outgoing smtp connections ?
 >
 >Hi GuruZZZZZZZ ,
 >I'm running a freebsd 4.4 gateway connected to
 >earthlink dsl .
 >i can use almost all ip services using any box on the
 >lan 9 mirc ftp http pop3 etc ...)
 >only problem i have is with smtp .
 >i cannot connect to any smtp servers out there .
 >i tried telneting to port 25 of the servers from the
 >freebsd box but get "connection timed out" .
 >i can ping the host .
 >for example :
 >ping smtp.mail.yahoo.com will work but telent
 >smtp.mail.yahoo.com will not .
 >i am not running any firewall ( rc.conf -
 >firewall_enable="NO" )
 >and i use the nat enable yes in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf .
 >please let me know if there's any more tests i can do
 >/ more info you need .
 >thanks
 >Bara Zani

Scott Nolde
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