Sorry, that is not correct.  A telnet to port 25 is exactly what SMTP
is.

Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP kcCC+I
Tech Consultant
Compaq Computer Corporation
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!


-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Tony Hlabse
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:57 PM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: open relay



Ran into this the other day with relaying. If your behind a firewall and
it 
is configured to block telnet sessions then that is why. Try telneting
from 
within your network.



>
>
>Just telneted in again ... maybe something on your end.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Blunt, James 
>H
>(Jim)
>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 11:12 AM
>To: Exchange Discussions
>Subject: RE: open relay
>
>Are you guys doing something different than I am?  This is what I get:
>
>C:\>telnet mail.intas.be 25
>Connecting To mail.intas.be...Could not open connection to the host, on

>port 25.
>
>No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused

>it.
>
>
>C:\>telnet 195.74.212.41 25
>Connecting To 195.74.212.41...Could not open connection to the host, on

>port 25.
>
>No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused

>it.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Brady [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 11:01 AM
>To: Exchange Discussions
>Subject: RE: open relay
>
>
>Still an open relay at 10:59am
>
>:(
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Daniel 
>Chenault
>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:25 AM
>To: Exchange Discussions
>Subject: Re: open relay
>
>I just now got the relayed message to my hotmail account.
>
>Received: from [195.74.212.41] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id 
>MHotMailBE351B6C00BE400438CCC34AD4290F190; Thu, 14 Feb 2002 06:57:49 
>-0800
>Received: from mailserver.intas.be (adsl-134-28.wanadoo.be
>[213.177.134.28])
>  by ev6.be.wanadoo.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id g1EEvUa05090  for

><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Thu, 14 Feb 2002 15:57:31 +0100
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kim Schotanus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 10:21 AM
>Subject: RE: open relay
>
>
>OK, I'm not an open relay anymore, but now users with Internet email 
>versions of OL98 have problems sending mails... Kim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Garrish, Robert B. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: 14 February, 2002 4:13 PM
>To: Exchange Discussions
>Subject: RE: open relay
>
>
>Dear Kim,
>
>Q153119
>
>
>Rob Garrish
>Exchange Administrator
>Wawa Inc.
>610-558-8371
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 09:38 AM
>To: Exchange Discussions
>Subject: RE: open relay
>
>
>I haven't done any testing, don't know how to...
>the hostmaster at our ISP has done a test and was able to send mail via

>our server... How do I test it myself?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: 14 February, 2002 3:33 PM
>To: Exchange Discussions
>Subject: Re: open relay
>
>
>Why do you say "it seems to be" an open relay? What testing have you 
>done?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kim Schotanus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 8:24 AM
>Subject: open relay
>
>
>Hi,
>
>I followed the steps described in 
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/secu
>r
>ity/mail/excrelay.asp
>but still my server seems to be an open relay...
>Help!
>
>Kim
>
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