Dear Tony
Regards
Ping Lau
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Concord Express, Inc.
MIS Department
> >When I telnet localhost 110 on my Linux box, I got "Connection closed by
> >foreign host". But it works when I telnet localhost 25. Any idea?
>
> Check /etc/services to see that port 110 has a service defined (pop-3).
I found:
pop-3 110/tcp #PostOffice V.3
> Then check /etc/inetd.conf to see what program runs when a connection is
> made to the
> pop-3 service. Check 'man inetd.conf' for the meaning of the settings.
Then
> check that the progam called by the pop-3 setting in inetd.conf actually
> exists by running 'which programname'.
I found:
pop-3 stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd ipop3d
Then I ran which tcpd & got /usr/sbin/tcpd
>
> One of the above steps will probably reveal a problem. Let us kow what
you
> find.
>
I didn't mention that I have ipfwadm running & don't whether or not it has
anything to do with my problem.
Regards,
Ping
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