Postfix issues

[Grosswiler Roger]

ah, yes and before i forget: the easiest way to test is: 'telnet localhost
25' - your smtp server should reply..if he does, type 'quit' and
enter...if it works with localhost then try to telnet with your fqdn.

Again cheers,
Roger

> have a look at your /etc/postfix/main.cf: you will find some lines in
> there called
>
> #inet_interfaces = localhost
> inet_interfaces = all
> #inet_interfaces = $myhostname
> #inet_interfaces = $myhostname, localhost
>
> ook prefereably, that inet_interfaces = all is uncommented as above, it it
> isn't it might be possible that postfix listens in nowhere....with
> inet_interfaces = all you tell postfix to listen to all interfaces you can
> find via /sbin/ifconfig.
>
> Let me know, whether it's this or not.
>
> Cheers,
> Roger
>
>
>> I don't understand why my machine is refusing the
>> connections. I have port 25, 110 open through my
>> firewall on my fedora box. I've even disabled the
>> firewall, and it still is not working. Is there
>> something screwy with my postfix install do you think?
>> --- Emmanuel Seyman <seyman at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 04:13:11AM -0700, Scott Ware
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Basically, receiving via SMTP. I have checked in
>>> the
>>> > /var/log/maillog file, here is some of the output:
>>>
>>> Oct 15 22:32:14 server01 postfix/nqmgr[4617]:
>>> 4ED3148C994: from=<root at localhost.localdomain>,
>>> size=554, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
>>> Oct 15 22:32:14 server01 postfix/smtp[5261]: connect
>>> to mail.eardown.com[12.245.85.235]: Connection
>>> refused (port 25)
>>> Oct 15 22:32:14 server01 postfix/smtp[5261]:
>>> 4ED3148C994: to=<scott at mail.eardown.com>,
>>> relay=none, delay=27334, status=deferred
>>> (connect to mail.eardown.com[12.245.85.235]:
>>> Connection refused)
>>>
>>> Okay, the mail you're sending from the root account
>>> is going to scott at
>>> mail.eardown.com but the mail server for
>>> mail.eardown.com isn't responding.
>>> This isn't your machine's fault and this will happen
>>> to anybody who tries
>>> to send them mail.
>>>
>>> Emmanuel
>>>
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