That was it. Thanks, Dale. Following that info, once I installed tcpserver
(I'm running a homebrewed server), I was able to use the tcprules as outlined
and I'm now a successful QMail user.
Tim
Dale Miracle wrote:
> Tim Jones wrote:
> >
> > I've just built and installed QMail 1.03 under a homebrew Linux running
> > 2.0.38 and libc2.01. Even though it's an older kernel, I keep the
> > various networking packages updated. I got hit with some heavy relay
> > hacks last week and I've just learned about qmail's natural defense
> > against unauthorized relay.
> >
> > The installation appears good -- qmail-lint reports no problems. I can
> > send messages from one internal system to any other internal system, and
> > mail to my domain users is received properly. Also, if I use "echo to:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] |/var/qmail/bin/qmail-inject", a message is
> > delivered with no problems. However, when I try to use a standard UMA
> > like pine, or Netscape, I get the popular "sorry, that domain isn't in
> > my list of allowed rcpthosts" message.
> >
> > I read the threads here and added entries to /etc/hosts.allow and
> > /etc/tcp.smtp as outlined. But, the errors still occur. Oh, and no
> > errors are sent to postmaster. Of course, I've restarted inetd and
> > qmail.
> >
> > What am I missing?
> >
> > Tim Jones
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Check out this web site it explains how to setup qmail for mail
> relaying. Mail relaying is when a smtp server is asked to send mail to
> another smtp server normally from a mua like pine, or netscape's mail,
> etc. That is how an open relay'ing' (or spam) is performed. An smtp
> client from an outside domain sends an e-mail to an smtp server for it
> to deliver else where.
> With the mail relaying setup correctly if a system doesn't know a client
> it will not talk to it which means no mail is accepted to be sent.
>
> www.palomine.net/qmail/selectiverelay.html
>
> Take Care,
> Dale
