[TriLUG] accessing mail.trilug.org, port 993

Jon Carnes jonc at nc.rr.com
Tue Dec 28 12:41:38 EST 2004


Check your DNS settings - make sure you don't have a static host set for
mail.trilug.org - 64.244.27.141

Jon

On Tue, 2004-12-28 at 12:16, Alan Porter wrote:
> I noticed recently that I can not check my trilug mail from
> home, but I can from work.  I use the same laptop in both places.
> I thought it might be a problem with my own firewall, or perhaps
> a blocked port.  So I tried this test.
> 
> FROM WORK
> ---------
> "telnet mail.trilug.org 993" connects OK
> "telnet mail.trijug.org 993" connects OK   (note different server)
> 
> 
> FROM HOME
> ---------
> "telnet mail.trilug.org 993" hangs
> "telnet mail.trijug.org 993" connects OK   (note different server)
> 
> 
> It's not my mail client... I am using the same laptop.  It's
> not outbound port 993 being blocked.  It's not my firewall rules.
> 
> What could this be?
> 
> 
> Alan
> 
> 
> 




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