Monitoring SMTP port remotely...problems

Snowman30

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Ive got a few servers that ive just upgraded to the latest R release and ive suddenly found that all the various external monitors i use no longer report SMTP as working...

I know its working as i can send thru the server without any problems...

has anything changed in the setup in the latest release that may cause this problem???
 

chirpy

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Something has changed, but it shouldn't cause a problem (exim now receives email into split spool directories). I would imagine that it's either a problem with the monitoring software, or if you have a firewall installed, it's blocked the monitoring IP's.
 

Snowman30

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hmm 4 different monitoring scripts same outcome... mind you 4 hours after i posted suddently all servers SMTP's suddenly reported as OK

must be gremlins at work