can't telnet out port 25

[Chris]

On 11/15/07, Ben Scott <dragonhawk at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 15, 2007 11:00 AM, Charlie Farinella
> <cfarinella at appropriatesolutions.com> wrote:
> > My first assumption was that they (GoDaddy) are blocking outward traffic
> > on port 25, so I called them, but they say they are not.
>
>   I suspect they lied:
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=godaddy+blocking+port+25
>
>   FWIW, I have heard nothing good about GoDaddy, and several gripes.
>
> > I can neither send mail out, or telnet out to another server
> > on port 25.
>
>   What happens when you try?  Do you get an error message?  Does it
> just sit forever waiting to connect?
>
> > I am not all that familiar with iptables ...
>
>   If needed, do "iptables -L -n -v --line" and post the output of that
> somewhere for us to read.
>
> > ... what am I missing?
>
>   A better hosting provider?  :)
>
> -- Ben
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Also found this....


http://www.sematopia.com/?p=51

Might not be suitable for your application, but it is a way around the problem.

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