Re: Mail has quit working

["TE Dukes" <tdukes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: CentOS [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pete Biggs
> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2018 8:00 AM
> To: centos@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re:  Mail has quit working
> 
> 
> > >
> > > > > Can you reach localhost by "normal" means?
> > > > >      telnet localhost 25
> > > >
> > > > I cannot.
> > >
> > >
> > > Can you share the specific output of the command?  It might help. From
> > > what you've told us, localhost resolves to the IPv6 local address, and
> > > that address is present on your "lo" device.  You *should* be able to
> > > connect.  The type of error might indicate what is still wrong with
the
> > > system.
> > >
> >
> > Trying 71.28.79...
> > telnet: connect to address 71.28.79.87: Connection timed out
> >
> 
> So are you saying that if you do 'telnet localhost 25' it actually
> tries to connect to '71.28.79.87'?
> 
Yes

> If so, then that seems to indicate that host lookups are still being
> done primarily through DNS and it isn't looking in your /etc/hosts
> file.
> 
> What happens if you do
> 
>   telnet 127.0.0.1 25
> 

It connects to Postfix
> what about
> 
>   telnet ::1 25
> 

It connects to Postfix also.

Thanks!

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