Telnet Can't Connect To Mail Server
I can't telnet to mail server. when I try
# telnet mail.domain.com 25
Trying xxx.xxx.xx.xx...
telnet: connect to address xxx.xxx.xx.xx: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
but when it's
# telnet localhost 25
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1).
Escape character is '^]'.
220 mail.domain.com ESMTP
it connects. I don't have a firewall
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