Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 15:23:44 +0200 (CEST) From: Paul Herman <pherman@frenchfries.net> To: dotslash <dotslash@linif.org> Cc: Keith Spencer <bsd2000au@yahoo.com.au>, <freeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: about how mail routing works Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0104221519040.88695-100000@husten.security.at12.de> In-Reply-To: <014901c0cb17$56275b00$2903010a@atg.altayer.com>
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On Sun, 22 Apr 2001, dotslash wrote: > > Before you update your DNS records, you can test your secondary server > > by sending mail from there or telneting directly to port 25 and seeing > > if it will relay mail to your primary server. > > hmm, can telnet be blocked from entering port 25 and still have smtp > working? Nope. It doesn't have anything really to do with telnet. If a port is open, like smtp (25), then you can connect to it. By "telneting", I just meant connect to the port, but you don't have to use telnet, you could use /usr/ports/net/netcat for example. -Paul. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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