[K12OSN] POP3

[Calvin Park]

Thanks guys. It was the firewall. It seems to be working wonderfully
now. :) Thanks again.

-Calvin

On Thu, 2004-07-15 at 11:20, Petre Scheie wrote:
> Check the firewall settings for the FC2 box, in /etc/sysconfig/iptables.  You 
> need to have port 110 (POP3) and/or 995 (POP# over SSL) open.
> 
> Petre
> 
> Calvin Park wrote:
> > I know this isn't specifically a K12LTSP related issue, but I figured
> > someone could help me. I'm attempting to set up a mail server running
> > FC2...Sendmail seems to be working fine, but both POP3 and IMAP refuse
> > to accept connections outside of localhost. I've modified
> > /etc/hosts.allow to allow ipop3d connects from the external IP for our
> > router here (looks like: ipop3d: ***.***.***.*** : ALLOW) I've also
> > edited the ipop3 and imap file in /etc/xinetd.d to include
> > 
> > only_from		= ***.***.***.***
> > 
> > So, what am I doing wrong, or what have I missed, perhaps I need to use
> > domain names instead of IP's? I know I'm probably missing something
> > right under my nose. 
> >  
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Calvin Park
Assistant for Linux Systems
Computer Services Department
Davis College: A Practical college of Bible and Ministry

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