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Fix: Cannot Telnet from computer running McAfee VirusScan due to port blocking rules

posted by  raj (19)  1 month ago (thebackroomtech.com)

I’ve been trying to troubleshoot an email server problem all day, and one of the tests I’ve been performing is trying to connect to port 25 of the mail server through Telnet.  Every time I tried I get connection refused messages, and the connection would drop. 

My work computer is running McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5.0i and Windows XP SP2.  I

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