> The problem is this: sometimes outlook 2000 is refused
> access to the Imail server. I can't retrieve mail via pop
> nor send email via smtp. When I telnet to the pop-server I
> login and recieve the message "Maildrop locked and ready"
> and have access to the mailbox.
In that case, IMail is working properly (you *should* see the "maildrop locked and
ready" message). If Outlook can't send mail either, it definitely is not a POP3
issue. Since SMTP security and POP3 security are usually very different, it might be
a routing problem of some sort.
> When I try to telnet to the smtp-server, I get disconnected
> immidiately after the connection is made.
Do you have IMail (or a router) set up to reject certain IPs (check the SMTP Security
tab of the IMail Administrator)? Have you tried telneting to the server from the
server itself ("telnet localhost 25"), to see if it works from there (if it does, you
are dealing with a routing problem)?
Since you can connect to the POP3 port and get it to respond, but can't connect to the
SMTP port, it sounds like an issue with SMTP. Are you using a dialup account with an
ISP that blocks port 25?
My guess is either port 25 is blocked at the ISP level, or you have IMail set up to
refuse that IP address (or address range).
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-Scott
Declude: Anti-virus and Anti-spam solutions for IMail. http://www.declude.com
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