Ah yes, straight from the admin:
> Port 25 is generally used for the SMTP server, which we block to
> prevent student machines from being used as email gateways for spam.
> If your service is not SMTP there should be a way to move it to another
port.
If I change smtp's port, will that circumvent this problem? :)
- Eric
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stig Sandbeck Mathisen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: problems retrieving email
> * Eric LaLonde (Mon, Jan 24, 2000 at 02:20:39PM -0800)
>
> > I will definately email my net admin, but if you have any idea
> > why it would connect fine to port 21, and not 25, let me know.
>
> Sounds like there is a firewall in between. A polite firewall
> will often answer back with an ICMP message of some sort.
> Usually "admin prohibited filter" (or something)
>
> A rude one will just drop the packets, and be quiet about it.
>
> Another thing that strenghtens my suspicion is that the next IP
> address in the range shows the same.
>
> ssm@hastur: ssm $telnet daylightfading.org 25
> Trying 169.233.15.76...
> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: No route to host
>
> ssm@hastur: ssm $telnet 169.233.15.77 25
> Trying 169.233.15.77...
> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: No route to host
> ssm@hastur: ssm $telnet 169.233.15.77 22
> Trying 169.233.15.77...
> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
>
>
> Ask you friendly network administrator.
>
> --
> SSM - Stig Sandbeck Mathisen
> Trust the Computer, the Computer is your Friend
>
