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Re: smtpserver aborts - partial solutions at least!
On Tue, 31 Jan 1995, Matti Aarnio wrote:
> > On Mon, 30 Jan 1995, Matti Aarnio wrote:
...
>
> On SOME machines receiving a connection to a TCP-port, which
> does not have a bound service, does cause (instead of
> "connection refused") tear-down of all connections in between
> that host, and host trying to connect to it.
> (But apparently that is not the case in here.)
>
> I have also heard of IP-firewalls which did cut the line,
> when they got probed by the IDENT. When their managers
> learned about IDENT, they changed the policy..
I've managed to convince at least one of them (fsm-1.pica.army.mil) to
allow IDENT :-), and now deliveries from this site are proceeding
normally.
> (They wanted to use ftp.funet.fi :-) )
I also mentioned where they could get ZMailer, in a nice way of course :-)
Thanks,
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