Silly David Guntner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> becomes daring and writes:
> Again, just so that I'm clear what my problem is: I can even go so far as to > telnet in to port 25 from the local host itself, but any attempt to connect > from another machine gets no connection. I don't even get the SMTP greeting > message - the connection just closes. Oh! that's different...I misunderstood the issue. Check /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow...I'm thinking you set the security of the box a bit too high :) Also...take a look at /var/log/messages and look for any hits from the LAN boxes or postfix or xinetd lines. Vox -- Pain is the gift of the gods, and I'm the one they chose as their messenger.... For info on safety in the BDSM lifestyle http://www.the-vox.com Think of the Linux community as a niche economy isolated by its beliefs. Kind of like the Amish, except that our religion requires us to use _higher_ technology than everyone else. -- Donald B. Marti Jr.
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