If you are trying to send mail for linux11 to linux10 then : 1) on boith system sendmail must listen on the ethernet interface as by default sendmail only listen on loopback. 2) /etc/hosts must have entries of both systems or they can use dns as well. 3) check relay in /etc/mail/access also regards IAK --- Shiraz Baig <shiraz_baig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well, I am still grappling with the issues of SMTP > and > POP3 between Linux and Outlook Express (Windows). I > shall come for help, when I have exhuasted all > possibilites. > > But now I am working on homeground, the Linux. I > have > two machines on Linux (Redhat 9.0). I have > configured > sendmail on linux11.awt.com.pk. Then I do the > > $ telnet linux11.awt.com.pk smtp > > from the machine linux10.awt.com.pk. I get proper > response and I use the commands like "helo" and > "quit" > etc. I also checked with > $ netstat -a > and found the entry *.smtp > So, it appears, that smtpd is listening alright. > > Then I use the mail (MUA) to send the mail. > On Linux10.awt.com.pk. I do it as follows: > > $ mail user1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > I send the mail from the command line, closing the > mail with a period. I expect the mail should go. But > it did not. It kept sitting on the sending machine. > > The question is: Do I need to put on routing on the > machines? If not then what can be the possible > problem > for not sending the mail? > Thanks. > bye > shiraz > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > ===== -- ________________ Imtiaz Ahmed Khan Sr. System Consultant ANTS Consultiing Org: ANTS Consulting URL: http://ants.com.pk/ Eml: sendtoimtiaz@xxxxxxxxx Mob: +92300-2128278 ___________________________________ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
