Im on an Orcon connection at work for testing some gear but having problems accessing Orcons SMTP server (smtp.orcon.net.nz or mail.orcon.net.nz port 25).
I cant ping the server and unable to telnet into it or get a client to connect to it.

I get :

qespam@linux:~$ telnet smtp.orcon.net.nz 25
Trying 219.88.242.10...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

qespam@linux:~$ ping smtp.orcon.net.nz
PING smtp.orcon.net.nz (219.88.242.10) 56(84) bytes of data.
From mail.orcon.net.nz (219.88.242.10) icmp_seq=1 Destination Port Unreachable
From mail.orcon.net.nz (219.88.242.10) icmp_seq=2 Destination Port Unreachable
From mail.orcon.net.nz (219.88.242.10) icmp_seq=3 Destination Port Unreachable
^C
--- smtp.orcon.net.nz ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 0 received, +3 errors, 100% packet loss, time 3004ms

The boss said it has happened before and he contacted Orcon and eventualy got told it was fixed but he didnt actually test it as he found a different work around at the time. Wasnt told what was causing it either.

Any ideas ?

And yes, Ive checked the firewall etc at my end, its set to allow SMTP out.