Smtp error (W98)

[homeflash]

I have few systems installed. One particular systems does not work with VPN. Well, only outlook. It's only able to receive mail, but not send mail. Keep getting server not found message, but when I ping the dns server and the mail server, all are okay I got reply. The other system also has win98 se on has no problem at all. This system keeps getting that problem. I decided to remove the secure remote - vpn program. And it works again on smtp. Any idea why it happens, please let me know... thanks

[brikbrak]

try to telnet to the Smtp daemon from the machine causing problem, to check if it can establish an outgoing connection,if ti can't you'll have to change your ACL's to allow connections from the machines IP address.

[brikbrak]

to telent to the SMTP daemon type

telent mailserver 25

as 25 is the smtp socket

if you can get on just quit#

let me know what happens

[brikbrak]

sorry telent should read

telnet

so type

telnet mailserver-name 25

and if you can connect type quit.

FYI if you want to spoff mails in your domain telenting to 25 is how you start to do it.