telnet and ftp

I cannot telnet or ftp into my Debian box. When attempted, it says something like connection refused from server. Again, where should I start to look to try and resolve this problem? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail

No incomming mail

I am not receiving any incoming mail. I can send out, just not receive. where should I look to start fixing this? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .