Well, after all it seems I was trying to relay through the wrong server. I changed that and seem to be able to send mail at least. Perhaps the firewall makes the most sense for explaining why I seem to NEED to use a relay server now. Thanks so much for the help! -Justin Brody
>>>>> "MS" == Matthew Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: MS> --IrhDeMKUP4DT/M7F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MS> Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: MS> quoted-printable MS> On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 08:11:36PM -0500, Justin Brody wrote: >> A couple pieces of information that might be relevant: About a >> month ago, I was running the same FBSD version with the same >> sendmail.cf from behind a different router connected to a >> different cable modem and calling my box "cogito.none.org". >> This seemed to work o.k. MS> After sleeping on it, I'm starting to think that the problem MS> is not actually within the SMTP setup, but is rather something MS> to do with firewalling or similar measures. Does your ISP MS> permit you to run SMTP servers? Many have been bitten very MS> badly by clueless windows users, and so deny use of SMTP to MS> all. Sometime this proscription also extends to enforcement MS> by transparent proxying or other measures to control SMTP MS> traffic from their clients. You should check with them as to MS> what their policy is. MS> Can you telnet to port 25 on the UMD server or the ISP's MS> server you're trying to connect to? If you can't get a MS> connection established, I'd suspect the problem is firewalling MS> somewhere between you and them. MS> Cheers, MS> Matthew MS> --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill MS> Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: MS> +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK MS> --IrhDeMKUP4DT/M7F Content-Type: application/pgp-signature MS> Content-Disposition: inline MS> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) MS> iD8DBQFARYX4dtESqEQa7a0RAk+IAJ4ub5jwhhkFdI6xls3FsFhp6yAO1wCfWR5/ MS> hw1fo8f416dSQ2EBqQVCzaY= =PNiO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- MS> --IrhDeMKUP4DT/M7F-- _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"