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Title: my pop3 server on 110 keeps refusing connections
Post by: wifitech on April 04, 2007, 04:52:21 PM

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

Title: my pop3 server on 110 keeps refusing connections
Post by: bpivk on April 04, 2007, 05:31:05 PM

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).

Title: my pop3 server on 110 keeps refusing connections
Post by: wifitech on April 04, 2007, 05:34:31 PM

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?

Title: my pop3 server on 110 keeps refusing connections
Post by: CharlieBrady on April 04, 2007, 09:29:08 PM

Quote from: "bpivk"

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.

Title: my pop3 server on 110 keeps refusing connections
Post by: bpivk on April 04, 2007, 09:57:18 PM

Missed that. :)

Title: Re: my pop3 server on 110 keeps refusing connections
Post by: dmay on April 04, 2007, 11:04:47 PM

Quote from: "wifitech"

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

Title: my pop3 server on 110 keeps refusing connections
Post by: Bassi6 on August 09, 2007, 02:44:36 AM

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???