Trying to start a Perl smtp(port 25) server from inetd. Script works OK as stand alone but fails to start from inetd. (In fact this has reached you through the same code, but running on a different port)
Question 1: Is there a way to log inetd? Question 2: should the server be started differently for inetd (as compared to a standalone server) Some of the stuff I have looked at so far: -- line from /etc/inetd . . . smtp stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/bin/msmtp -- upon attempting to send mail from MUA (mozilla mail), fails immediately saying "Unable to connect to SMTP server 'localhost'" netstat shows . . . :~> netstat -ntalc | grep ':25' tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:33052 127.0.0.1:25 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:25 127.0.0.1:33052 FIN_WAIT2 tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:33052 127.0.0.1:25 CLOSE_WAIT tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:25 127.0.0.1:33052 FIN_WAIT2 tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN -- upon attempting to telnet to port 25 . . . :~> telnet localhost 25 Trying ::1... telnet: connect to address ::1: Connection refused Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'. Failed to start server :Address already in use (in cleanup) Can't call method "close" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/Net/SMTP/Server.pm line 55. Connection closed by foreign host. netstat shows . . . :~> netstat -ntalc | grep ':25' tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:33069 127.0.0.1:25 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:25 127.0.0.1:33069 ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:25 127.0.0.1:33069 TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN -- some of different ways I have tried to start the server my $srv = new Net::SMTP::Server( 'localhost', 25 ) my $srv = new Net::SMTP::Server( '0.0.0.0', 25 ) my $srv = new Net::SMTP::Server( , 25 ) my $srv = new Net::SMTP::Server( ) none have behaved any differently Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]