Re: [expert] mail server problems
Patricia Ballad wrote:
>
> I've had a similar problem with my ISP (AT&T @Home) refusing connections from my
>linux box. Solution: I put together a bare-bones system w/ old parts I had lying
>around, loaded Win95 and a proxy server. Now the ISP is happy (it's getting
>connections from a windows box), I'm happy (my linux box connects to the 'net again),
>and all those guys out there floating Code Red & Co. are happily requesting 'cmd.exe'
>from my linux firewall that sits behind the windows proxy. I call it The Tao of
>Relation to One's ISP.
>
> Good luck.
>
FWIW -
You may not have had to run the windows proxy. I don't have att@home
myself but some of the people in our local Linux Users Group do. Here is
part of a thread discussing this topic recently. It all appears to
center around the host name sent to att@home when the IP address is
obtained dynamically - they refuse to lease unless it's right.
Adam McDougall wrote:
>I use isc-dhcp client and I have to put my given "computer name" in
>etc/dhclient.conf because @home's dhcp server bases identity off of that
>instead of the ethernet address. Substitute your network interface for
>ed0. My installation technicion said the IP should remain the
>same unless they need to replace a piece of equipment I forgot the name
>of.
>
>interface "ed0" {
>send host-name "C144-A";
>}
>
> Adam
>
>
> Jeremiah Korreck wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have any experience with setting up redhat with att@home,
> > I'm running version 7.1 with a dual boot to win2k.
> > Jeremiah Korreck
> >
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> On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Daniel Anderson wrote:
>
> Dan--
>
> What does your fetchmail log say? Simply "connection refused"? Can you
> telnet to port 110 to talk directly to the pop server? What email client
> are you using on the Windows side?
>
> Sorry, I have more questions than answers. I have heard news that certain
> ISP's are going to allow only certain pop clients (i.e. LookOut, and its
> variants) to access their services.
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> >I'd like to get some opinions on this problem before I contact the
> > isp. I've been running fetchmail to get my mail every four hours for
> > several months now,with no problems until oct 8,when the mail
> > server,postoffice3.bellatlantic.net ,stopped accepting my connections. I
> > am unable to connect with any mail program on the machine. I was able to
> > connect one time with Netscape from the other machine on the network,the
> > next connection was refused. I booted this machine into windows and have
> > no problem connecting at any time. I installed Mandrake 8.0 on another
> > machine and was able to connect one time only with a dialup connection
> > only ,not connected to my network. I have 3 machine on the network
> > including the firewall. Anyone have any ideas what is going on? Any
> > opinions will be appreciated.
>
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Re: [expert] mail server problems
I've had a similar problem with my ISP (AT&T @Home) refusing connections from my linux box. Solution: I put together a bare-bones system w/ old parts I had lying around, loaded Win95 and a proxy server. Now the ISP is happy (it's getting connections from a windows box), I'm happy (my linux box connects to the 'net again), and all those guys out there floating Code Red & Co. are happily requesting 'cmd.exe' from my linux firewall that sits behind the windows proxy. I call it The Tao of Relation to One's ISP. Good luck. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8:47:25 AM Tuesday, October 23, 2001 >>> On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Daniel Anderson wrote: Dan-- What does your fetchmail log say? Simply "connection refused"? Can you telnet to port 110 to talk directly to the pop server? What email client are you using on the Windows side? Sorry, I have more questions than answers. I have heard news that certain ISP's are going to allow only certain pop clients (i.e. LookOut, and its variants) to access their services. > Hi all, > >I'd like to get some opinions on this problem before I contact the > isp. I've been running fetchmail to get my mail every four hours for > several months now,with no problems until oct 8,when the mail > server,postoffice3.bellatlantic.net ,stopped accepting my connections. I > am unable to connect with any mail program on the machine. I was able to > connect one time with Netscape from the other machine on the network,the > next connection was refused. I booted this machine into windows and have > no problem connecting at any time. I installed Mandrake 8.0 on another > machine and was able to connect one time only with a dialup connection > only ,not connected to my network. I have 3 machine on the network > including the firewall. Anyone have any ideas what is going on? Any > opinions will be appreciated. +---+ | Craig Sprout | "Send lawyers, guns and money| | Billings, MT | to get me out of this. Quick!" | | http://www.mtsprouts.net | --Warren Zevon | +---+ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] mail server problems
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Daniel Anderson wrote: Dan-- What does your fetchmail log say? Simply "connection refused"? Can you telnet to port 110 to talk directly to the pop server? What email client are you using on the Windows side? Sorry, I have more questions than answers. I have heard news that certain ISP's are going to allow only certain pop clients (i.e. LookOut, and its variants) to access their services. > Hi all, > >I'd like to get some opinions on this problem before I contact the > isp. I've been running fetchmail to get my mail every four hours for > several months now,with no problems until oct 8,when the mail > server,postoffice3.bellatlantic.net ,stopped accepting my connections. I > am unable to connect with any mail program on the machine. I was able to > connect one time with Netscape from the other machine on the network,the > next connection was refused. I booted this machine into windows and have > no problem connecting at any time. I installed Mandrake 8.0 on another > machine and was able to connect one time only with a dialup connection > only ,not connected to my network. I have 3 machine on the network > including the firewall. Anyone have any ideas what is going on? Any > opinions will be appreciated. +---+ | Craig Sprout | "Send lawyers, guns and money| | Billings, MT | to get me out of this. Quick!" | | http://www.mtsprouts.net | --Warren Zevon | +---+ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
