pop (Port 25) problems

timnew · 05-13-2003, 05:15 PM

I have configured my redhat linux machine to work as a pop3 server. It was working fine but I'm now getting a error message that says,

error while performing operation: could not connect to 204.17.66.170 (port 25): connection refused

can anyone help me.

Tim New

timnew · 05-13-2003, 05:18 PM

When I telnet port 25 I get:

[root@mail root]# telnet 204.17.66.170 25
Trying 204.17.66.170...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

can someone help

david_ross · 05-13-2003, 05:26 PM

pop usually runs on port 110, smtp runs on 25 - I think that is your problem.

markus1982 · 05-14-2003, 12:15 AM

like david_ross pointed out POP uses port 110. do you mean SMTP (= port 25) ?

SMTP is for mail delivery to other servers/users. POP is for retrieving mail ...