SMTP Error: timeout exceeded

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • telnet to email server shows Error: timeout exceeded.
# telnet localhost smtp
Trying ::1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 smtp.example.com ESMTP Postfix
421 4.4.2 smtp.example.com Error: timeout exceeded << == showed message
Connection closed by foreign host.

And then maillog

Month day 02:08:07 hostname postfix/smtpd[PID]: connect from localhost[::1]
Month day 02:08:37 hostname postfix/smtpd[PID]: timeout after CONNECT from localhost[::1]
Month day 02:08:37 hostname postfix/smtpd[PID]: disconnect from localhost[::1] commands=0/0

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
  • Postfix

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