Re: smtp authentication (sendmail relay)

[Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>]

Lloyd Zusman <ljz@asfast.com> writes:


[...]

> 
> Here's the typescript log for what I described above:

[...] snipped dialog

>  Subject: This is a test of newsguy relay after a pop access
>  
>  It looks like the test succeeded

I can't seem to get connected to smtp server.  My transcript tells a
different story:
 (but at least I was able to connect to pop server)
   bsd > telnet pop.newsguy.com 110
   Trying 209.155.56.72...
   Connected to pop.newsguy.com.
   Escape character is '^]'.
   +OK QPOP (version 2.3a) at perry.pathlink.com starting.
   <32050.977092832@perry.pathlink.com>
   user xxxxx
   +OK Password required for xxxxx
   pass xxxxxxx
   +OK xxxxx has 0 messages (0 octets).
   quit
   +OK Pop server at perry.pathlink.com signing off.
   Connection closed by foreign host.
   
   bsd > telnet smtp.newsguy.com 25
   Trying 209.155.56.71...
   telnet: connect to address 209.155.56.71: Connection refused
   telnet: Unable to connect to remote host
   
   Script done on Sun Dec 17 14:44:35 2000

I notice a lengthy pause between typing the telnet command to connect
to smtp server and the error message being returned.

Possibly something to do with my ISP DNS machine?.  But seemsno way to
connect to smtp server.

Seem there would be tools to manage this... I seem to recall something
about fetchmail .... but not recognizing it in man page.