->I've been setting up IREX 2.29 as a UUCP email server..

Well, the problem wasn't with IREX at all, but with Verizon.  They have
blocked all outbound Port 25 traffic.  Nasty timing as it coincided with me
making some changes in IREX.  It worked fine before as SMTP/POP3 and quit at
the same time I reverted it back to UUCP to mesh with the BBS.

It took several calls to Verizon tech support, and waiting almost an hour for
a supervisor before someone would admit that they are now blocking those
ports.  I have sent a letter to Verizon requesting that the port be re
-enabled as that is a material change of conditions, and done without
notification.  If they refuse to open the port again, I will complain to the
Public Utilities Commission, and eventually switch DSL providers.

So, if anyone has their outbound mail suddenly quit, try to telnet to a SMTP
server on port 25.

( Example from the Windows default telnet program:
open smtp.server.com 25 )

When it connects, type EHLO localhost and see if you get a response.  If so,
you're OK.

Craig Healy
Chowdanet BBS
Providence, RI

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