Keith Sharp <kms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: | 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. Problem solved. Many thanks. -- Leon -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
