Dr. Scott S. Jones wrote: >Here's a couple lines from /var/log/mailman/error: > >Oct 21 12:32:42 2006 (15692) Cannot connect to SMTP server localhost on port >smtp >Oct 21 12:37:23 2006 (17533) Cannot connect to SMTP server 166.70.243.110 on >port smtp
So presumably you changed SMTPHOST in mm_cfg.py to produce the second entry? >I am reading the faq entry at this link: >http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq03.014.htp > >9) SMTPHOST > > Mailman would accept messages but they wouldn't go anywhere. > logs/smtp would just show "All recipients refused: (61, > 'Connection refused')". My mailserver is configured to listen > only on its external IP address, no localhost or anything like > that. I had to add to ~mailman/Mailman/mm_cfg.py: > SMTPHOST = '<ip of my mailserver>' > After that Mailman started working perfectly. > >Here's my stupid question....I don't know what the "ip of my mailserver" >would be...my box running debian 3.1...has address 166.70.243.110 routed to >it. Would this the the correct 'ip of my mailserver'? Probably, assuming it isn't behind a NAT, but if you can successfully 'telnet localhost 25' and get a '220' response from Exim, the above is not the issue. -- Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
