Telnet Port 25 (and my sanity!)

t8ddw · 12-14-2007, 01:16 AM

Hi All,

Am trying to:

telnet mail.kamakura.co.nz 25

as our private mail host. Our ISP (TelstraClear/Paradise) insists there is no filtering/blocking on 25, and that the problem is on my PC. My service host (different to ISP) insists that the site is fine (and it is, we can connect from other locations to email, it's just this new ISP setup).

The connection fails for:

telnet mail.kamakura.co.nz 25 and
telnet smtp.paradise.net.nz 25 this is my ISPs SMTP.

However, I can connect to:

telnet smtp.xtra.co.nz 25 (a rival to our ISP)

So this suggests that there is no problem with accesing Port 25 from my PC. I was previously running NOD32, but have totally unistalled it. Have taken down Windows Firewall; rebooted numerous times, have no other Virus/Spy based software even installed.

Tried everything, but failing dismally....

Can anybody assist?

Thanks,
Todd

**OldGrayGary** · 12-14-2007, 07:53 PM

Hi Todd

Just to humor them: why not try things with another PC?

If you've advanced options selected in your broadband modem or router, have a look that no settings in there are amiss.

Of course, there's the magic steps of power cycling the modems, routers, and PCs involved . . . (while praying for luck at the same time)

Curious to hear if you find a cure
Best of luck
. . . Gary

12-14-2007, 01:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
t8ddw Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1 OS: Vista Ultimate	Telnet Port 25 (and my sanity!) Hi All, Am trying to: telnet mail.kamakura.co.nz 25 as our private mail host. Our ISP (TelstraClear/Paradise) insists there is no filtering/blocking on 25, and that the problem is on my PC. My service host (different to ISP) insists that the site is fine (and it is, we can connect from other locations to email, it's just this new ISP setup). The connection fails for: telnet mail.kamakura.co.nz 25 and telnet smtp.paradise.net.nz 25 this is my ISPs SMTP. However, I can connect to: telnet smtp.xtra.co.nz 25 (a rival to our ISP) So this suggests that there is no problem with accesing Port 25 from my PC. I was previously running NOD32, but have totally unistalled it. Have taken down Windows Firewall; rebooted numerous times, have no other Virus/Spy based software even installed. Tried everything, but failing dismally.... Can anybody assist? Thanks, Todd

12-14-2007, 07:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
OldGrayGary Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 2,240 OS: Windows 98se/2000/XP/Vista	Re: Telnet Port 25 (and my sanity!) Hi Todd Just to humor them: why not try things with another PC? If you've advanced options selected in your broadband modem or router, have a look that no settings in there are amiss. Of course, there's the magic steps of power cycling the modems, routers, and PCs involved . . . (while praying for luck at the same time) Curious to hear if you find a cure Best of luck . . . Gary __________________