Re: [gentoo-user] postfix - how to test

2007-06-06 Thread Johannes Skov Frandsen
Dan Farrell wrote: Postfix on my boxes logs to /var/log/mail.err and /var/log/mail.log. Why not attach your main.cf to the next message, and I'll take a look at it? I found the mentioned folders and it appears the same is the case on my machine. This configuration seems to work

Re: [gentoo-user] postfix - how to test

2007-06-06 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:19:26 +0200 Johannes Skov Frandsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: running: nc localhost smtp allows me to send mail so I guess I'm good Hm, better test if it allows other people to do the same -- if it can be reached via the internet or potentially harmful other

Re: [gentoo-user] postfix - how to test

2007-06-06 Thread Dan Farrell
On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 14:14:14 +0200 Hans-Werner Hilse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:19:26 +0200 Johannes Skov Frandsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: running: nc localhost smtp allows me to send mail so I guess I'm good Hm, better test if it allows other

Re: [gentoo-user] postfix - how to test

2007-06-06 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 11:13:09 -0500 Dan Farrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: running: nc localhost smtp allows me to send mail so I guess I'm good Hm, better test if it allows other people to do the same -- if it can be reached via the internet or potentially harmful other

Re: [gentoo-user] postfix - how to test

2007-06-05 Thread Dan Farrell
On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:35:39 +0200 Johannes Skov Frandsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hans-Werner Hilse wrote: Hi, On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:29:56 +0200 Johannes Skov Frandsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well I guess I should have expected it to rather simple to test. But I have never

Re: [gentoo-user] postfix - how to test

2007-06-04 Thread Johannes Skov Frandsen
Hans-Werner Hilse wrote: Hi, On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:29:56 +0200 Johannes Skov Frandsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well I guess I should have expected it to rather simple to test. But I have never tried to configure a mailserver before hence my somewhat naive question. So what I did was

Re: [gentoo-user] postfix - how to test

2007-06-04 Thread Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Johannes Skov Frandsen wrote: My server give me this response: # telnet localhost smtp Trying 127.0.0.1... Then, you must verify which program has opened port 25: Install lsof, then, as root: lsof -iTCP:25 - -- Arturo Buanzo Busleiman -

Re: [gentoo-user] postfix - how to test [ot]

2007-06-02 Thread Dan Farrell
On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 16:44:29 +0200 Hans-Werner Hilse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:29:56 +0200 Johannes Skov Frandsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well I guess I should have expected it to rather simple to test. But I have never tried to configure a mailserver before

[gentoo-user] postfix - how to test

2007-06-01 Thread Johannes Skov Frandsen
Hi Im trying to setup my own mail server... first step is to install postfix. I have installed postfix with the following USE flags: mysql sasl I have modified the config file /etc/postfix/main.cf and added the following lines: myhostname = myhost.mydomain.com mydomain = mydomain.com

Re: [gentoo-user] postfix - how to test

2007-06-01 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:45:10 +0200 Johannes Skov Frandsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: testing if apache works is easy, you just go to http://localhost and see if something happens, but how do I test if postfix actual sends my mail? Errrm... Send a mail? (No, not to this list, at least not,

Re: [gentoo-user] postfix - how to test

2007-06-01 Thread Albert Hopkins
On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 14:45 +0200, Johannes Skov Frandsen wrote: testing if apache works is easy, you just go to http://localhost and see if something happens, but how do I test if postfix actual sends my mail? Well, you set up a web server to deliver web content. I'm assuming you're

Re: [gentoo-user] postfix - how to test

2007-06-01 Thread Galevsky
Just my two cents: don't forget to use temporary email boxes like yopmail.com, these boxes can be very helpful for the kind of tests you may run. Gal' 2007/6/1, Albert Hopkins [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 14:45 +0200, Johannes Skov Frandsen wrote: testing if apache works is easy,

Re: [gentoo-user] postfix - how to test

2007-06-01 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:07:33 -0500 Albert Hopkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 14:45 +0200, Johannes Skov Frandsen wrote: testing if apache works is easy, you just go to http://localhost and see if something happens, but how do I test if postfix actual sends my

Re: [gentoo-user] postfix - how to test

2007-06-01 Thread Johannes Skov Frandsen
Hans-Werner Hilse wrote: Hi, On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:07:33 -0500 Albert Hopkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 2007-06-01 at 14:45 +0200, Johannes Skov Frandsen wrote: testing if apache works is easy, you just go to http://localhost and see if something happens, but how do I

Re: [gentoo-user] postfix - how to test

2007-06-01 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:29:56 +0200 Johannes Skov Frandsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well I guess I should have expected it to rather simple to test. But I have never tried to configure a mailserver before hence my somewhat naive question. So what I did was to change my smtp server in