On Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 02:01:18PM -0500, Randy Ramsdell wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I am getting the following error whenever try to send email to gmail :
>> connect to alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com
>> <http://alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com>[74.125.79.27]: Connection timed
>> out (port 25)
>> And for rediff :
>> connect to mx.rediffmail.rediff.akadns.net
>> <http://mx.rediffmail.rediff.akadns.net>[202.137.235.10]: Connection timed
>> out
>> Can you suggest why this is happened?
>> Thanks & Regards,
>> Avinash
>
> Outage?
Perhaps the OP's ISP does not allow outgoing port 25 except to their
designated relay host. Can the OP reach SMTP servers other than Google?
The OP's original problem report was rather minimal.
--
Viktor.
