In article <f4d27a4f.0309201704.e66fed9@posting.google.com> ,
sparticusREMOVE@thesparticusarena.com says...
> I for some reason cannot receieve email... I maed an account and
> domain/etc.... I forwarded port 25 to my mail server. but I don't get
> mail. I even ran a port sniffer on my mail server... and tried to
> send myself mail (using hotmail) and I never say any packets come
> through. I even turned off my firewall (iptables).
>
> can any of you telnet to 24.71.223.142?

I don't think it's a good idea for anyone to telnet into your box like
that. A quick scan revealed these things:

Open ports: telnet, DNS, HTTP, shell (514), RTSP (multimedia), NFS
(1025), WMS, and HTTP proxy. SMTP is not available at all.

You may want to reconsider the type of firewall you have and which ports
you wish to leave open. As far as qmail is concerned, Google for "Life
With Qmail", an on-line reference. It has some really good
troubleshooting sections.

Cheers!

pr3d4t0r
"Use simple tools and superior grey matter to
figure out what's wrong." -- Matthew Strebe