On 07/05/05 11:06 +0530, vivek wrote: > On Sat, May 7, 2005 10:44, Devdas Bhagat said: > > On 06/05/05 22:11 -0700, Babs wrote: > >> Hi All! > >> i am facing a strange problem with my FC3. > >> I am running postfix on the machine and a local nmap > >> shows the port 25 but a remote nmap from another > >> machine doesnt show me port 25 at all!! I am not able > > > > Broken RPM. Probably you have inet_interfaces = localhost set in > > main.cf, instead of the default. > > postconf -n is your friend, as is netstat -lnt. > > its just inet_interfaces = localhost > RPM is not broken. redhat and fedora by default come configured with > connections to postfix allowed only from localhost. so,
This was hashed out ages ago on postfix-users. Note that Simon Mudd's RPMs are usually better and closer to Postfix defaults. > > telnet localhost 25 will work > telnet x.x.x.x 25 will not work where x.x.x.x is the IP address > > this is the case with ubuntu hoary (debian based) as well The Ubuntu Postfix maintainer had the bright idea of putting the IP restriction in master.cf, instead of main.cf Changing defaults without a very good reason is a bad thing. Not documenting this change in local documentation is a bit worse. Debian users tend to need maximum handholding in Postfix and PostgreSQL. Both of which have defaults changed from what the package provides, with no gain in either functionality or security. Devdas Bhagat ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. Get your fingers limbered up and give it your best shot. 4 great events, 4 opportunities to win big! Highest score wins.NEC IT Guy Games. Play to win an NEC 61 plasma display. Visit http://www.necitguy.com/?r=20 _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
