Author: Renaud Allard Date: To: Cisco CC: exim-users Subject: Re: [exim] odd setup,
can't get email to be delivered - spent about 8 hours on this,
and no resolution
Cisco wrote: >> Is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx routeable from the Exim server? Try 'telnet
>> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 25' from a shell prompt. Seems likely that it's not.
>
> yes, that works. Says
> Connected to MAIL.THECOMPANY.COM (XX.XXX.XX.XXX).
> Escape character is '^]'.
> Connection closed by foreign host.
>
If you instantly get a "Connection closed by foreign host." without
doing anything, then there is either a network problem, either they just
reject you after connect.
