----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 3:59 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] is this list appropriate for setting up a mailserveron9.0?
> On Friday 15 Nov 2002 4:43 am, Jordan Thompson wrote: > > I have another clue: > > I can now email from the command line on the mandrake machine and have it > > go out to the isp and back again and receive it on my windows clients, but > > I cannot connect to my mandrake machine to send mail via smtp. This is the > > last step that needs to be fixed and I am done!!!!! > > > > thanks for all of your help thus far... please don't give up on me now! :-P > > > > Jordan > > I have not been following this thread, but there are two simple mistakes > people often make with Postfix that may help you. > > 1/ Your hostname *must* include a domain name. > Hence 'jordan.localdomain' is acceptable, but 'jordan' is not. YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES I changed the entry for intet_interfaces from localhoust to 127.0.0.1 and I got rid of the errors and warnings, but changing it to the actual IP address of the box (192.168.1.2) fixed it and now I am in business! Now I am going to reboot to make double sure everything is copacetic :-) thanks to all, Jordan > > 2/ You *must* define an alias for the user to receive root's error mails. Look > at the bottom of the default /etc/postfix/aliases file for guidance. After > changing the aliases file run 'newaliases' > > HTH > > derek > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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