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Problem connecting to port 25 on windows Vista

If you're havinf problems connecting to port 25 on Windows Vista, try the following :

 

1. Try using Telnet from the command prompt.

2. If Telnet is not installed, add it from the Control panel.

3. If you can use telnet but still cannot connect, try Telnetting to port 25 on a different server.

4. If still no success, then there is probably some blocking in progress.

5. Try turning off Windows Firewall, and retry your connection.

6. Check the Applciation event log (via control panel/ admin tools) for any  suspicious events. Most likely an antivirus program cas blocked connectivity to prevent spammers.

7. Check your Antivirus settings. Mcafee Antivirus had blocked me in my case.

 

Hope that helps! :)If so, dont forget to say thanks!

Comments (2) -

  • Bikram

    7/29/2009 10:11:58 AM | Reply

    In my case, it was not the antivirus.
    I changed my IP address to Static and emails started going out.
    Vista blocks port 25 (used for sending emails through Outlook) if your IP address is Dynamic.
    Change your IP Address to Static, it will open up the port 25 and emails will go out.

  • physiological

    8/4/2009 11:33:41 PM | Reply

    Once I tried Vista, but I had a huge amount of problems with it, so I decided, that it is just a waste of time and now I use only XP.  

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