Switching SMTP "on"

kenwardc kenwardc at tgis.co.uk
Tue Aug 24 13:38:29 UTC 2004


Hey Stuart

The internet_interfaces line is actually:

inet_interfaces = all

Could the "inet" rather than "internet" be the problem?

In my postfix aliases file I have the entry root:	kenwardc
kenwardc Is a valid user on the server.

Still not working. <groan>

Chris


> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Stuart Sears
> Sent: 24 August 2004 15:17
> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: Re: Switching SMTP "on"
>
> On Tuesday 24 Aug 2004 12:32, kenwardc wrote:
> > Hi Reuben
> >
> > I thought I knew why you did that but one can never be
> sure! ;) Thanks
> > for the info. I have tried it out on the postfix server so far and

> > have got nowhere. The server is still not accepting on 25. I have
> > created a special rule for the firewall from my address so
> that I can
> > log each of my attempts and I see the firewall allows the access
to
> > the server immediately with no problem, so the issue is still
> > somewhere at the server end.
> >
> > See my previous message to this list re the postfix server?
> ah, postfix...
> the instructions your were pointed at were for sendmail.
> the change for postfix is in the /etc/postfix/main.cf file
> just find the inet_interfaces line and alter it to read
> inet_interfaces = all and restart postfix.
> be aware that postfix REQUIRES an entry in
> /etc/postfix/aliases aliasing root to a mortal user. It will
> be currently set to the dummy user 'postfix'
> you'll  need to change this, and then run postalias
> /etc/postfix/aliases
>
> <silly basic question>
> postfix is running, correct?
> you _did_ activate it using either redhat-switch-mail or the
> /usr/sbin/alternatives command?
> </silly basic question>
> >
> > Regards and thanks again
> > Chris
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
> > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Reuben D.
> > > Budiardja
> > > Sent: 24 August 2004 13:25
> > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> > > Subject: Re: Switching SMTP "on"
> > >
> > > On Tuesday 24 August 2004 07:43, kenwardc wrote:
> > > > Hi Reuben and thanks for coming back to me.
> > > >
> > > > Easy for experts to say "look at the documentation" but
> not always
> > > >
> > > > easy for the newbie to know what to look for or even where to
> >
> > look.
> >
> > > That's why I usually try to point people to the
> documentations than
> > > just give the answer, so next time they know where to
> start looking.
> > > Plus, I usually point it to rather specific place, not
> something too
> > > vague or broad.
> > >
> > > Some people spent their effort writing (nice) documentations.
> > > It's nice and better to use them rather repeating the
explanation
> > > here.
> > >
> > > > I
> > > > guess you'll remember being in the same boat when you
started...
> > >
> > > I do, and I appreciate more when people give me hints / points
to
> > > documentation, and explains stuffs to me when I still
> didn't get it,
> > > rather than just give answer in a form 1. do this, 2. do
> that, etc
> > > and me not knowing what all those means.
> > >
> > >
> > > BTW, I am not expert at all. I've just been around for a while
:)
> > >
> > > If the docs don't help, then let us know.
> > >
> > > RDB
> > > --
> > > Reuben D. Budiardja
> > > Dept. Physics and Astronomy
> > > University of Tennesse, Knoxville, TN
> >
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