Microsoft KB Archive/186747

= XFOR: IMS: Error Msg: Server Received Winsock Error Connection Refused =

Article ID: 186747

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Commercial Internet System 1.0 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q186747



SYMPTOMS
The following is an example of an error that may occur with the Microsoft Internet Mail Server 1.0 SMTP Service:

Connection to with Ip Address 172.21.13.45 failed from microsoft.com- 172.21.14.98

someone@samples.microsoft.com

Server received Winsock error Connection refused.



CAUSE
This error occurs after the Internet Mail Server 1.0 SMTP service has successfully resolved the host name via the Domain Name Server (DNS) and then attempts to connect to the host server. The host server exists but has no SMTP service listening on port 25.



RESOLUTION
Contact the administrator of the receiving host server.

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