On Tuesday 05 November 2002 20:06 pm, Andrew Mathews wrote: > Bruce Marshall wrote: > > I've been having a problem with trying to get a mail server going... > > > > I have a main machine (linux1) which connects to the net. > > > > I'd like all other machines on the local LAN to use linux1 as their > > mails erver and to connect on port 25 to send mail. > > > > But linux1 can't even connect to itself!! Port 25 is open on > > 'localhost' on linux1 but any attempt to connect to port 25 as > > linux1 (or 192.168.0.3 the IP address) gets a 'connection refused'. > > > > This is SuSE 8.0 and I have not had this problem before but since I > > did a re-install about a month ago, linux1 refuses to talk on port > > 25. > > > > I've looked at host.allow, inetd.conf, etc.. and firewalls and > > nothing changes the situation. I can shut the firewall down and > > nothing changes. > > > > Anyone have a clue as to how to open port 25 to a local LAN (and to > > the local machine)? > > Take a look at your /etc/sendmail.cf file and look for: > # SMTP daemon options > > O DaemonPortOptions=Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA > > # SMTP client options > #O ClientPortOptions=Address=0.0.0.0 > > Change the Addr= to your external ip, or 0.0.0.0 for all interfaces, > then restart sendmail.
Sounds good.... buy sendmail was un-installed today and this problem was there before I did that. Using postfix now. I don't think it gets that far (to the MTA) -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bellaire, MI 11/05/02 20:13 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "It's better to burn out than to fade away." _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
