On Wed, 2003-11-12 at 14:07, Michael Holt wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-11-12 at 13:37, Jason Williams wrote:
> 
> > $ telnet 65.246.197.34 25
> > Trying 65.246.197.34...
> > Connected to 65.246.197.34.
> > Escape character is '^]'.
> > 521 qxssmtp2.qualxserv.com access denied
> > Connection closed by foreign host.
> 
> Ok, question -- why would a server let you telnet into port 25?  I would
> think that a connection like that would get dropped for sure.

Try watching a mail session with ethereal sometime... it's just telnet
to port 25, though a server is faster and has fewer typos than a human.
You can send mails though, -- I posted an example of how to do it
earlier today, with the Dead Kennedies quote, but I think it's still
floating around in Sympa.

> 
> > You may want to consider upgrading to a new version of Postfix. There have 
> > been quite a few enhancements as well as security features that have 
> > changed since this release. A quick note: If you do upgrade, note that the 
> > way rules are applied (UCE specifically) into Postifx 2.x are slightly 
> > different than 1.x.
> 
> I think I'm going to hold off upgrading pf for just now; time
> constraints and all.  I'm planning on migrating the server to mdk9.2
> here soon - just waiting to make sure enough release bugs are squashed
> :)
> 
> > Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.
> > 
> > Jason 
> 
> Thanks so much for your help!
-- 
Jack Coates
Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...


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