On Fri, 12 Jul 2002, Donnie Grimes wrote: > Thanks for pointing me to the tips file, but I had already taken care of > those suggestions. There is nothing in /var/log/messages that points to a > problem. To test my server, I've been sending email from yahoo.com. There is > no record of any attempts from yahoo.com in the messages file. > > I would appreciate any help. If I can't get this worked out in the next > couple of day, I'll have to give up on Redhat.
heh -- or Yahoo - Start by watching /var/log/maillog instead. If you have demonstrated step 9 of http://www.owlriver.com/tips/sendmail-tip.html, the Red Hat installation is OK -- many ISP's (like ones I admin) block inbound port 25 to non-designated mailservers, under RFC 3013 http://asg.web.cmu.edu/rfc/rfc3013.html section 5.3 -- if you cannot telnet to port 25 on your host from a random IP outside your upstream provider, this may be the issue. A tool called tcpdump can conclusively demonstrate where the connection is failing, but if you are testing a mailserver by relying on yahoo, this may not be within your present skillset. Good Luck -- Russ Herrold _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
