> Before & after installing qmail, which I believe I've done successfully, I
> cannot telnet to port 25 to test the installation. I can however send mail
> as root to external addresses. I'm trying to use fetchmail to suck down my
> mail from my ISP.
>
> I've included the stuff below to show that I have installed qmail.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm almost there, just give me a
> nudge :-) I wouldn't know how to troubleshoot this particular issue. I've
> read through the FAQ and INSTALL.* docs and have'nt seen a pointer to my
> specific issue.
>
> Thank you!
>
> [root@zamdrist doc]# telnet localhost 25
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> Connected to localhost.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> Connection closed by foreign host.
Have you done a port scan to see if anyone is home? Sounds like
nobody is accepting on that socket.
> tail /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit (Is this where this belongs?)
>
> #QMAIL
> csh -cf '/var/QMAIL/rc &'
Not if you are running RH Linux, which is what I know.
Look at the "Living With qmail" document (The best guide to getting
qmail up); it explains how to make the qmail script in
/etc/rc.d/init.d/qmail, and make links to it; i.e.
/etc/rc.d/rc3.s/S80qmail to start it, and
/etc/rc.d/rc6.d/K30qmail to kill it.
I suspect you are trying to start qmail WAY too early in the boot process.
Pete
