sounds more to me like you haven't gone through and set up sendmail properly. The conf file (senmail.cf?) has an option set by default to only pass mail to users logged in locally; you change the line to allow network connections, thus making it a mailserver. 7.1 doesn't have firewalling enabled by default (it does load ipchains, but with a default ALLOW ALL ruleset) 7.2 gives the option to enable fw'ing during install. If you're installing courier, you're going to be reading all the documentation (right? RIGHT??) and it will give you what you need to know on how to configure it to allow network users to login.
> If we knew how to repair it, we would know exactly what your problem is > and maybe able to help.. > > However at a guess, i believe RH 7.1 was the first release where > default firewalling is on. > > You may wish to look at ipchains. ipchains -L -v will show if firewall > rules are on. ipchains -F will remove all firewall rules. There will > also be an ipchains init file you may wish to look at.. > > hopefully you'll get it working and you can move away from aol. > > hope this helps > > <m > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 4:30 AM > Subject: [courier-users] Question regarding RH Linux 7.1 > > Hello, > I've just got a quick question before installing "Courier MTA". > I have the problem with Red Hat Linux 7.1 that doesn't allow > mail clients logging in from outside the server. I have found > documentation about what to do to repair the problem, but it doesn't > tell me how to actually do it. > > If I install "Courier" over the original sendmail, will it still > have the problem of not allowing outside login? If so, can someone > point me in the direction of some decent docs about how to actually fix > the problem? > > Thanks, > > James J. Covington - KB9ZXY - Muncie, IN > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > InterNational Storm Watchers Association (INSWA) Founder and > President > www.insw.org <http://www.insw.org/> and/or www.insw.org/indiana > unit# 00 > Indiana Chasers of Adverse and Severe wEather (INCHASE) > www.inchase.org <http://www.inchase.org/> member #8 > Owner www.Thrift-E-Design.com <http://www.thrift-e-design.com/> > > "Making professional web design affordable" -- Darren Spruell Sento IS Dep't [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
