Did you configure qmail-smtpd? It either needs to be always running or invoked via tcpserver or inetd. It sounds like this is not the case. -K "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." > From: John Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 15:26:39 -0800 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Problem with qmail and SMTP port w/ Debian Linux. > > > Hi, > > Having a problem, here's my story: I did a clean install of Debian Potato > Linux on a P100 machine, I did NOT install exim [selected option 5/do not > configure mail] when doing the install. I followed the Life With Qmail > document to the letter, installing qmail 1.03, the daemontools, and > ucspi-tcp. I also installed the POP3 module that came with qmail. The 4 > qmail-XXXX processes are running and locally everything seems to work okay > [verified with a ps and a qmail-inject to myself from an echo on the command > line]. > > Now, I can send mail from my machine to other local accounts and external > domains just fine. I can check POP3 remotely just fine. However my big > problem is that I'm not receiving outside mail sent to my domain. I > verified DNS is setup correctly and goes to the correct IP address. The > bounce message I'm getting is: > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Deferred: Connection refused by >> mail.birthmachine.com. > > ...on top of this, I can't telnet into my own port 25 [telnet on 127.0.0.1 > 25 AND outside by IP both fail with "could not open a connection"], which > makes me think I'm missing some SMTP daemon/port listener that should have > been installed with exim that qmail expects to use. A portscan on my > machine verifies that port 25 isn't open. > > I did absolutely nothing fancy on the qmail/Linux install, haven't > installed ANYTHING but what I mentioned above. I'm pretty much a Linux > ignoramus and have no idea where to go from here. > > Thanks in advance for any pointers or help... > - John >
