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From: Payal Rathod <payal-netfilter@scriptkitchen.com>
Subject: Re: firewall problem continued
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 03:18:08 -0400
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On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 07:45:46PM +0100, Antony Stone wrote:
> > > an IP on this machine's interface.
> >
> > Let me rephrase it. A mail server needs to connect to any IP in the world
> > so why cannot it connect to an IP which is in its subnet.
> 
> Because the public IP is not in its own subnet.

Ok still the public IP is like a normal internet IP for it, right? If it can
connect to other IPs like that of yahoo.com, rediffmail.com  there seems to be no
reason why it shouldn't connect to this.

Thanks a lot for the help.
With warm regards,
-Payal