From: vwheeler 

Are you sure it is not being blocked upstream some providers block this port.


Scott wrote:
> Greetings Folks:
>
> Glen and I have been working on a mailserver machine that refuses to do
> ONE thing correctly. It won’t open port 25.
>
> Not only will it not open port 25, but it REFUSES to open port 25.
>
> Background:
> 1)    Win2003 machine
> 2)    SP1
> 3)    Surgemail mail system
> 4)    NAV 9 (patched)
> 5)    Microsoft Malware Detector (Beta)
>
> Port doesn’t work! So...
>
> Dropped point 2, the SP firewall. Didn’t work.
> Killed all attached services to it (just in case). Didn’t work.
> Removed MS (Giant) Malware software. Didn’t work.
> Removed NAV & Live Update. Didn’t work.
> Removed Hair on crown of head. Didn’t work, mess everywhere; people
> staring.
>
> Regardless of what I do, I can’t get inbound traffic. Nothing works at
> all on the built-in Intel Pro 100 NIC.
>
> Gibson’s “Shields Up” still reports that port in “stealth” mode. I can’t
> make a dent in it. Glen even tried to Telnet to it. Zip.
> Even bringing up the Firewall up again and EXPLICITLY opening the port
> and telling it that Surgemail is a “good boy” help’s not.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Scott/SpiritWolf

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