On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 14:38 +0000, leon wrote: > David Woodhouse <dwmw2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > | On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 14:17 +0000, leon wrote: > | > Here is /var/log/maillog > | > | Connection timed out when trying to contact any host outside cam.ac.uk. > | That's hardly surprising; the UCS started filtering outgoing port 25 > | from undergrad machines (and indeed any machines not explictly > | permitted) about a decade ago. > | > | Use a smarthost -- probably smtp.hermes. > | > | -- > | dwmw2 > Very informative. Thanks. > > 1. Can I choose another port to workaround? > 2. How to delete queue mails in /var/spool/mqueue: > ? rm -rf /var/spool/mqueue/* That probably won't work, somewhere a firewall is preventing OUTBOUND connections to port 25, this is a common practice these days. What you need to do is: 1) Edit /etc/mail/sendmail.mc and uncomment line 22: dnl define(`SMART_HOST',`smtp.your.provider') by deleting "dnl". Replace smtp.your.provider with the correct smarthost for your network. 2) Stop and restart sendmail (as root): /sbin/service sendmail restart All the mail in the queue should now be sent, this might take several minutes, and future emails should work as well. Keith. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
