Hey Stuart The internet_interfaces line is actually: inet_interfaces = all Could the "inet" rather than "internet" be the problem? In my postfix aliases file I have the entry root: kenwardc kenwardc Is a valid user on the server. Still not working. <groan> Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stuart Sears > Sent: 24 August 2004 15:17 > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: Switching SMTP "on" > > On Tuesday 24 Aug 2004 12:32, kenwardc wrote: > > Hi Reuben > > > > I thought I knew why you did that but one can never be > sure! ;) Thanks > > for the info. I have tried it out on the postfix server so far and > > have got nowhere. The server is still not accepting on 25. I have > > created a special rule for the firewall from my address so > that I can > > log each of my attempts and I see the firewall allows the access to > > the server immediately with no problem, so the issue is still > > somewhere at the server end. > > > > See my previous message to this list re the postfix server? > ah, postfix... > the instructions your were pointed at were for sendmail. > the change for postfix is in the /etc/postfix/main.cf file > just find the inet_interfaces line and alter it to read > inet_interfaces = all and restart postfix. > be aware that postfix REQUIRES an entry in > /etc/postfix/aliases aliasing root to a mortal user. It will > be currently set to the dummy user 'postfix' > you'll need to change this, and then run postalias > /etc/postfix/aliases > > <silly basic question> > postfix is running, correct? > you _did_ activate it using either redhat-switch-mail or the > /usr/sbin/alternatives command? > </silly basic question> > > > > Regards and thanks again > > Chris > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Reuben D. > > > Budiardja > > > Sent: 24 August 2004 13:25 > > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > > Subject: Re: Switching SMTP "on" > > > > > > On Tuesday 24 August 2004 07:43, kenwardc wrote: > > > > Hi Reuben and thanks for coming back to me. > > > > > > > > Easy for experts to say "look at the documentation" but > not always > > > > > > > > easy for the newbie to know what to look for or even where to > > > > look. > > > > > That's why I usually try to point people to the > documentations than > > > just give the answer, so next time they know where to > start looking. > > > Plus, I usually point it to rather specific place, not > something too > > > vague or broad. > > > > > > Some people spent their effort writing (nice) documentations. > > > It's nice and better to use them rather repeating the explanation > > > here. > > > > > > > I > > > > guess you'll remember being in the same boat when you started... > > > > > > I do, and I appreciate more when people give me hints / points to > > > documentation, and explains stuffs to me when I still > didn't get it, > > > rather than just give answer in a form 1. do this, 2. do > that, etc > > > and me not knowing what all those means. > > > > > > > > > BTW, I am not expert at all. I've just been around for a while :) > > > > > > If the docs don't help, then let us know. > > > > > > RDB > > > -- > > > Reuben D. Budiardja > > > Dept. Physics and Astronomy > > > University of Tennesse, Knoxville, TN > > > > --- > > All messages scanned by AVG 7.0 Anti-Virus scanner and TGIS > Anti-Spam > > Firewall. > > -- > Stuart Sears RHCE, RHCX > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > --- All messages scanned by AVG 7.0 Anti-Virus scanner and TGIS Anti-Spam Firewall. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
