configuring haproxy for SMTP traffic

Question

I am trying to get SMTP (and IMAP, POP, IMAPS, etc..) to run over my haproxy server but i can't seem to actually get traffic to be allowed through.

Anytime i telnet to my ip on port 25 i get: (same for 587)

Connection failed: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 

when i do:

netstat -a | egrep 'Proto|LISTEN'

This is the result:

Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State
tcp        0      0 *:ssh                   *:*                     LISTEN
tcp        0      0 *:smtp                  *:*                     LISTEN
tcp        0      0 localhost:6010          *:*                     LISTEN
tcp        0      0 *:https                 *:*                     LISTEN
tcp        0      0 localhost:6011          *:*                     LISTEN
tcp        0      0 *:7999                  *:*                     LISTEN
tcp        0      0 *:3336                  *:*                     LISTEN
tcp        0      0 *:submission            *:*                     LISTEN
tcp        0      0 *:http                  *:*                     LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 [::]:ssh                [::]:*                  LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 localhost:6010          [::]:*                  LISTEN
tcp6       0      0 localhost:6011          [::]:*                  LISTEN
Proto RefCnt Flags       Type       State         I-Node   Path
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     8712     /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket
unix  2      [ ACC ]     SEQPACKET  LISTENING     7484     /run/udev/control
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     1395     @/com/ubuntu/upstart
unix  2      [ ACC ]     STREAM     LISTENING     9960     /var/run/acpid.socket

Oh and i've tried multiple different examples like:

defaults
        mode    http
        contimeout      4000
        clitimeout      3600000
        srvtimeout      3600000
        balance roundrobin

listen  MyMail-1 *:25
        bind *:110,*:135
        bind *:139,*:443
        bind *:60000,*:60001
        bind *:6001-6004
        bind *:587,*:993-995
        disabled
        mode    tcp
        option  persist
        balance roundrobin
        stick-table type ip size 10240k expire 30m
        stick on src
        server HC-CAS1 10.1.2.246 weight 1 check port 80 inter 5000 rise 2 fall 3
        #server HC-CAS2 10.10.10.21 weight 1 check port 80 inter 5000 rise 2 fall 3
        option redispatch
        option abortonclose
        maxconn 40000

And right now i have it as simple as possible:

    listen email_proxy :25,:587
        mode tcp
        balance roundrobin
        server srv1 10.1.2.246 check port 25 inter 30000 rise 1 fall 2

So my machine says it's listening, and the haproxy machine is reachable from the outside (port 80/443 traffic) is fine, i can also reach my statistics page on my public static ip.

If anyone can help me out that would be greatly appreciated.