On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Tal Amir wrote:
> thanks for the options..what would i do without you ? ;) > telnet to port 110 works and authonticates (25 as well) > with a client - nothing. > so this is not a closed port\service problem. ok. it might mean the client is trying to do something else _before_ connecting to the mail/pop/imap/telnet server, and fails with that. > > and even if it doesnt' seem related, do it anyway.if you knew what the > > problem was, you wouldn't have been asking in the first place. > > right, but there is a minimal sence of logic in what you try. > and yes - netstat shows the connection ONLY if i try to connect directly > to the port via telnet. > it shows nothing when accessing with a client. on the other hand - this contradicts what you asid, about tcpdump showing that a tcp connection _is_ established - if its established, then you must also see it with 'netstat -n'. try to think of an explanation, or else, of what you've been doing wrong when checking things, or when reporting them. > > i would suggest you try to solve this problem - having working logs is a > > good start to finding what's wrong, in case the imap server or pop server > > or any other server is trying to log anything. > > > > chekc that you havea /etc/syslogd.conf file, and that it is properly > > configured (i know "i haven't changed anything" - but when nothing realy > > changes, things keep on working. if they don't - something was changed, > > regardless of how it was changed - by manual editing, by file (system) > > corruption, or anything else. what about this syslog issue? did you try checking it? it should come before you continue working on the mail problem, as a working syslogd could help identifying the other problem. > > by the way, my car mechanic would have told me that i should not just > > assume things are working or not - he'd tell me that i need to actually > > check what he tells me, or else, i shouldn't bother coming to his grage > > for advice, without bringing my car. > > > > boy, i am starting to get really sorry for that example ;) good. that was my intention all along :P~~ -- guy "For world domination - press 1, or dial 0, and please hold, for the creator." -- nob o. dy ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
