On Monday 29 Dec 2003 12:29 am, Troy T. Hall wrote: > "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Sunday 28 Dec 2003 10:35 pm, Troy T. Hall wrote: > > > "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote > > > > in message > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > On Sunday 28 Dec 2003 7:40 pm, Troy T. Hall wrote: > > > > > "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > wrote > > > > > > > > in message > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > On Sunday 28 Dec 2003 8:32 am, Troy T. Hall wrote: > > > > > > > I'm getting myself confused *sigh* > > > > > > > I have a domain, camplighthouse.org my cable provider is > > gracious > > > > > > enough > > > > > > > > > > > > not to be bouncing the ip all over the place so its staying > > > > > > > very > > > > > > steady > > > > > > > > at > > > > > > > > > > > > 64.72.62.150. My server and my workstation are both behind the > > > > > > router > > > > > > > > > > NAT'd and working great as far as getting to the net. > > > > > > > The problem is the server. While going to > > www.camplighthouse.org > > > > > > > > brings > > > > > > > > > > up > > > > > > > > > > > > the default page, mail doesn't seem to work properly. > > > > > > > I have two other domains that need to go on yet, *sigh* all > > three > > > > are > > > > > > > > > > minimalistic. > > > > > > > Any guidance will be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Troy > > > > > > > p.s. I'm using 9.2 > > > > > > > > > > > > Your web server, ssh server, and FTP server seem to be working > > > > > > OK, but although Port 25 is accepting connections no mail server > > > > > > is > > > > > > responding. > > > > > > > > > How have you set up your mail server? > > > > > > > > > > > > derek > > > > > > > > > > well, I thought I had. I've got mail stuck in q and when I send > > mail > > > > from > > > > > > > > the server to the local account it rants about RLIMIT NOFILE > > whatever > > > > that > > > > > > > > is. > > > > > > > > Have you installed Postfix?, sendmail? qmail? or some other server? > > > > > > > > What do you see in the logs /var/log/mail/ ? > > > > > > > > > > > > derek > > > > > > I've attached the result of tailing the mail logs and all of the > > > main.cf I'm using a purely stock Mandrake 9.2 install so postfix is > > > what I'm > > using. > > > > I don't even have the box locked down well yet :( > > > > > > Troy > > > > OK I have seen this one before. > > When you installed Mandrake you ticked the 'Mail server' box in the > > 'Install > > > Packages' screen didn't you? > > > > If you do that Mandrake Installer will install the mailman package which > > will > > > screw up Postfix until mailman is correctly configured. To get around it > > > :- > : > > urpme mailman > > > > Then edit your main.cf and remove the references to mailman in :- > > alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases, > > hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases > > > > so it should be :- > > alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/aliases > > > > There is also a mistake in your mynetworks line. It should be :- > > mynetworks = 192.168.123.0/24, 127.0.0.0/8 > > > > You do not need to include your exterior IP address. > > > > You should also edit /etc/aliases to define a real human user who can > > receive > > > error mails from postfix as in :- > > > > # Person who should get root's mail. This alias > > # must exist. > > # CHANGE THIS LINE to an account of a HUMAN > > root: troy > > > > Then remake the aliases database with > > > > newaliases > > > > derek >
> Great, I'll do that right now... Yes, that is exactly what I did, and I > haven't gotten around to configuring mailman yet. > How will I configure the other two domains for email? > i70wfc.org & operationdaniel.org? > Troy If the user names are the same in all your domains then all you need do is :- mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, $mydomain, operationdaniel.org, i70wfc.org, camplighthouse.org derek -- ---------------------------------- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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