Port 25 closing?

[Brian Fahrlander]

On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 02:27 -0700, Ashley M. Kirchner wrote:

>     As I explained in my original message, it's not the mail server.  
> Other machines on the network can continue to connect and send through 
> it just fine.  This is strictly an XP problem on one of the machines - 
> all the other ones are working just fine (although none of them are 
> running SP2 except for this one problematic one.)
> 
>     As someone else suggested, next time it happens, I'll shut down the 
> Windows Firewall, see if that clears things up - my guess is it will.

    Just to keep you aware (and this doesn't sound to be the case, here)
many of the ISPs have begun shutting down port 25 outbound to the world
due to spam and viruses.  Caused a lot of problem across town, on SBC.
Thankfully, it was reversable.

    Just something to keep in mind.

-- 
Those who entrust life and limb to Microsoft deserve neither. -Me, 2005
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Brian Fahrländer                 Christian, Conservative, and Technomad
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