Topic: my pop3 server on 110 keeps refusing connections

[wifitech]

Help
I have an sme server in server mode only.
I have running pop3 pop3s imap all running on private and public.

I have thunderbird setup to use 25 and 110 standard ports.

when i connect to the server to retrieve my mail via 110 sometimes it allows me in, Other times it comes up with connection refused.

I have tried looking at the pop3 logs and have not been able to make much sense of them.

Where do i start to find out why my pop3 server is randomily refusing my connection?

TIA

[bpivk]

Well it should refuse your pop3 connection because you're trying to check your mail from another location (you can use pop3s for wan not pop3).

[wifitech]

No This happens when im connected to the network the server is on?
Is there a setting anywhere that refuses multiple connections say in a period of time and just shuts the port down?

[CharlieBrady]

Well it should refuse your pop3 connection because you're trying to check your mail from another location...

Not if pop3 is set to public, as is claimed.

[bpivk]

Missed that.

[dmay]

Where do i start to find out why my pop3 server is randomily refusing my connection?

Make sure it is not a client issue by trying another client(s). You could use the console command line and telnet to check what your server is responding with during port 110 connection attempts. There are a lot of port and email test utilities available via a Google search.

Darrell

[Bassi6]

I am having the same problem but the connection is always refused in Serveronly mode. But in Server / Gateway mode everything works fine. Ive tried several clients but no luck. Webmail works fine and port 110,25,143,443,995 are forwarded in my router. I cant use the SME server in Server/Gateway mode because my router always freeses up several times a day when Sme is in server/gateway mode  (zyxel 660HW router)                So any suggestions???