I tried sending mail in telnet in linux as
telnet smtp.gmail.com 587
but it returns the error
telnet: connect to address to remote host: Connection timed out
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out
Any one please help
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I would blame your local network – possibly a firewall somewhere. I am able to telnet to smtp.gmail.com on port 587 without any issue from here.