Re: [cobalt-users] MX, Mail server problem.pls help.

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jasper Lenting wrote:

> Vva-eindhoven.nl. MX 30 mail.vva-eindhoven.nl.
> ftp                     A       212.61.53.94
> mail                    A       212.61.53.94
> pop                     A       212.61.53.94
> www                     A       212.61.53.94
> vva-eindhoven.nl. MX 10 pop
> 
> I add mail.vva-eindhoven.nl and 212.61.53 to the Relay for the following
> Hosts/Domains (control panel -> Services -> Email server)

Jasper, I think you may be confusing some of the aspects of POP with
SMTP.

You don't have to add anything to the email server services to use
mail.vva-eindhoven.nl.

Do you really have a capital "V" in your first line?  If so, you should
change it to lower case.

> I also test it with telnet:
> 
> [root /]# telnet mail.vva-eindhoven.nl 25
> Trying 212.61.53.94...
> Connected to mail.vva-eindhoven.nl.
> Escape character is '^]'.

...<balance snipped>...

You did't test it.  You tested smtp (sendmail).

To test POP you must do this:

[admin admin]$ telnet mail.vva-eindhoven.nl 110

as 110 is the port for POP email.

When I do the test, here's what I get:

[admin admin]$ telnet mail.vva-eindhoven.nl 110
Trying 212.61.53.94...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
[admin admin]$

It looks like your POP server isn't answering.  Do you have email turned
on?

Jeff
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