You are correct. I removed everything from /etc/host.deny & /etc/host.allow
and I started getting messages. Funny this is that I did the same this
morning before posting the message without success. I am just wondering what
was different?
I thank you very much for taking time and responding. I think some times a
simple suggestion make you re-try something you think works.
Kirti
-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Holden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 5:30 AM
To: Kirti S. Bajwa
Subject: Re: I am back to square ONE...
etc/hosts.deny looks like it's denying everyone.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirti S. Bajwa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 5:22 PM
Subject: I am back to square ONE...
> I am back to square ONE...
>
> I have installed fresh copy of qmail (on a fresh copy of RH 6.2). When I
> send an email to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", I get an error message:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> ---------------------------------------------
> Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.
>
> Subject:
> Sent: 04/06/2001 11:06 AM
>
> The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
>
> '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' on 04/06/2001 11:06 AM
> Unable to deliver the message due to a communications failure
> The MTS-ID of the original message is: c=US;a=
> ;p=TIB;l=TALIA-010406150600Z-56
> MSEXCH:IMS:TIB:MTC-TN:TALIA 3902 (000B09AA) Host Unknown
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> --------------------------------------------
>
> Over the last month, as a class project, I have installed qmail for about
> 20+ times by following LWQ. Each time qmail worked for the first time.
>
> For your information:
>
> (1) I can send messages from Linux server (where qmail is installed)....
> (2) I can receive messages from qmail (for example I received a message
from
> qmail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" this morning..."
>
> My installation of RH 6.2 & qmail is the same each time. This time there
are
> two main differences:
>
> (1) After I installed RH 6.2, I applied all patches from RH site
> (2) I applied some security features (because each previous time, my Linux
> server was broken into as soon as got started).
>
>
> For the last three days, I have re-read LWQ and checked line-by-line the
> instructions outlined in LWQ. I have also read "Running Qmail by Richard
> Blum". Still I continue to get the same error. Here is how some of my
> settings look (I am providing more information than may be needed but then
> who knows...):
>
> /var/qmail/supervise/qmail-smtpd/run
> ====================================
>
> #!/bin/sh
> PATH=/var/qmail/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
> export PATH
> QMAILDUID=`id -u qmaild`
> NOFILESGID=`id -g qmaild`
> MAXSMTPD=`cat /var/qmail/control/concurrencyincoming`
> exec softlimit -m 3000000 \
> tcpserver -v -p -x /etc/tcp.smtp.cdb -c "$MAXSMTPD" \
> -u "$QMAILDUID" -g "$NOFILESGID" 0 smtp qmail-smtpd 2>&1
>
>
>
> /etc/tcp.smtp
> =============
>
> 127.0.0.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
> 63.113.255.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
> :allow
>
>
> /etc/host.allow
> ================
> 127.0.0.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
> 63.113.255.:allow,RELAYCLIENT=""
> :allow
>
> /etc/host.deny
> ===================
> ALL: DENY
>
> /var/log/qmail/qmail-smtpd/current
> ====================================
>
> @400000003accf95c2b9bfa84 tcpserver: status: 0/20
> @400000003accfd79032fe524 tcpserver: status: 0/20
> @400000003accfe241eb14acc tcpserver: status: 1/20
> @400000003accfe241eb4580c tcpserver: pid 2912 from 127.0.0.1
> @400000003accfe2420ce46fc tcpserver: ok 2912 localhost:127.0.0.1:25
> localhost:127.0.0.1:root:1024
> @400000003accfea330fc080c tcpserver: end 2912 status 0
> @400000003accfea330fd11ac tcpserver: status: 0/20
> @400000003accfeca3628671c tcpserver: status: 1/20
> @400000003accfeca362b7c2c tcpserver: pid 2928 from 127.0.0.1
> @400000003accfeca36543dc4 tcpserver: ok 2928 localhost:127.0.0.1:25
> localhost:127.0.0.1:root:1026
> @400000003accfed7204807cc tcpserver: end 2928 status 0
> @400000003accfed72049099c tcpserver: status: 0/20
> @400000003acd0695279c7ae4 tcpserver: status: 0/20
> @400000003acdcfe62ab1f45c tcpserver: status: 1/20
> @400000003acdcfe62ab4bf34 tcpserver: pid 6915 from 63.113.255.3
> @400000003acdcfe62ad9045c tcpserver: ok 6915 :63.113.255.3:25
> :63.113.255.3:root:1024
> @400000003acdd00936e51f9c tcpserver: end 6915 status 0
> @400000003acdd00936e6310c tcpserver: status: 0/20
> @400000003acdd97829999304 tcpserver: status: 0/20
> @400000003acddb742c3f6e44 tcpserver: status: 0/20
> @400000003acdddcc3a27e6bc tcpserver: status: 0/20
>
> =====================================================================
>
> One additional note, everything /etc/inetd.cof is "#" out.
>
>
> Does anybody can tell, what is going on????
>
>
>
>
> Kirti
