Does netstat -s show a smtp process Listening? # netstat -a | grep smtp tcp4 0 0 *.smtp *.* LISTEN
If so you should be able to telnet it. ed Quoting "m. kolb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > --On Wednesday, January 30, 2002 5:36 PM -0500 Sam Varshavchik wrote: > > m. kolb writes: > >> the authentication module. Again, imap works fine, so I start up > >> esmtpd, which starts courieresmtpd running. I can see it in the process > >> table, but it does not appear to be listening. Telneting to port 25 on > >> the box gives me "Connection refused" as if there is no smtpd running. > > > > You're seeing courieresmtp running, the ESMTP client, not the server. > > See INSTALL for instructions on starting the esmtpd server. -- > > Thank you for your prompt response. > > I believe, however, that I've been attempting to start the server > correctly, > by running /usr/lib/courier/sbin/esmtpd start > There is no output from running this command, and it does not appear to > start a new process. > > # /usr/lib/courier/sbin/esmtpd start > # telnet kernighan 25 > Trying 35.x.x.x... > telnet: connect to address 35.x.x.x: Connection refused > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host > > Perhaps I'm just extremely dense (distinct possibility), but running esmtpd > start appears to be the proper way to start the server. > > I'm running courier 0.37.2 (sorry I forgot to mention that before) > > Again, if I've misread the documentation, please forgive my ignorance. > Else, any additional direction would be much appreciated. > > ./muk > > > -- > m. kolb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > unix s y s t e m s p r o g r a m m e r > michigan s t a t e u n i v e r s i t y > > _______________________________________________ > courier-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users > --- _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
