Thanks, that was the case and I have changed it. what do you suggest is in hosts.deny and hosts.allow Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: lists-redhat-replies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:lists-redhat-replies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, 30 December 2003 10:38 PM > To: Ken Cole > Subject: Re: sendmail & RH9 > > > by default sendmail is configured for localhost only: > > 0 DaemonPortOptions=Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA > > You'll need to change that line in your sendmail.cf. > > You'll also need to put an entry in hosts.allow. > > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > > From: Ken Cole <ken.cole@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 10:28:29 PM +1000 > > Subject: sendmail & RH9 > > > > Hi, > > > > I have just installed RH9. I have configured sendmail and can send > > mail. However something is blocking port 25 for incoming mail. > > > > Just to check I completely disabled iptables and yet it is still > > blocked. I re-enabled iptables. > > > > The sever has two NIC's, one real world, one internal. > > > > If I try and telnet to localhost port 25 I get: > > > > 220 xxxxx.com ESMTP Sendmail n.nn.n/n.nn.n; Tue, 30 Dec > 2003 22:15:53 > > +1000 > > > > If I try and telnet to the real world IP port 25 I get: > > > > Trying nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn... > > telnet: connect to address nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn: Connection refused > > > > What is blocking this port? > > > > a ps shows sendmail running: > > > > root 5091 0.0 0.4 5916 552 ? S 17:15 > 0:01 [sendmail] > > smmsp 5100 0.0 0.2 5716 308 ? S 17:15 > 0:00 [sendmail] > > > > This is the first time I have used RH9, what is the sm-client in the > > sendmail init file? > > > > Ken > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ---------- End Original Message ---------- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
