furthermore
             telnet [1]stimson.state.gov 25
             telnet: can't connect to remote host (169.252.4.132): No
     route to host
             telnet [2]stimson.state.gov 80
             connects
             so, at face value, nothing is listening on port 25

   0.o is that a real log?
   The error message pertains to the host, not the port.
   I'm having experiences like that, too.

References

   1. http://stimson.state.gov/
   2. http://stimson.state.gov/