On Fri, 13 Nov 2020 14:21:21 -0800 Samuel Sieb <samuel@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 11/13/20 1:57 PM, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > > On Fri, 13 Nov 2020 16:13:35 -0500 > > Jonathan Billings <billings@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 01:05:46PM -0800, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > >>> > >>> System is running up-to-date Fedora 32. > >>> > >>> root@webster[3]->mailx -v -v -s test geoff@xxxxxxxxxx </dev/null > >>> Null message body; hope that's ok > >>> geoff@xxxxxxxxxx... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay... > >>> geoff@xxxxxxxxxx... Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] > >>> > >>> Suggestions for cause/diagnosis would be appreciated. > >> > >> I don't believe Fedora installs and configure an MTA listening on > >> port 25 by default, so mailx deliver mail via the 'sendmail' > >> executable. > > > > I should have mentioned that access to localhost works correctly on > > a similarly-configured system. > > Do you have a smtp server running? > What does "lsof -i tcp:25" show? root@webster[7]->lsof -i tcp:25 root@webster[8]-> Source of the problem? A service needs restarting? Which service? Thanks. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx