Yo, Moonshi, the backend mail server is only a NFS server now, it serves no other function now. Btw, POP works now, SMTP does not, but SMTP is not a really crucial problem since most people will already have their respective SMTP server. I think the problem with SMTP is probably due to permission settings. The server now can send out emails but cannot receive emails. Is it a DNS issue? And bad news, the stupid root here removed direct root login and removed my own password field entry, and I know use RSA authentication of my private key to login. Apparently that stupid feature cannt work and I am trapped outside the server which I am administering. Someone help me to reset my password please! After you reset the password, use the pgp key at http://raymond.internet-appliance.com/raymond.txt to encrypt the password and send to me. Thanks. Moonshi Mohsenruddin wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi guys, > > Since there is an error somewhere in the Qmail, I can only assist to > troubleshoot what I "think" could be wrong. > > 1. Could it be the IPFWADM-WRAPPER rules not redirecting??? > > 2. Is the POP3 port redirecting port 110 service to the Qmail server??? > > 3. The "nslookup" for ns1.phing.com looks ok to me too and the MX > records are not wrong. > > 4. I think the DNS updates is crazy! 8 seconds Refresh, 3 seconds Retry > and 1 seconds Expire? > > It should look something like this (at least); > > 1999080204 ; Serial > 30M ; Refresh > 15M ; Retry > 1W ; Expire > 1D ) ; Minimum > > Well, Elvin can take care of that :) > > - --Moonshi > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Alf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 1:12 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [SLP-ADMIN] DNS > > > > > > i took out [EMAIL PROTECTED] as this is an admin matter. No need > > to let the rest hear bout such stuff... > > > > a ns query shows the domains of computermart.com.sg,etc.. > > still using 1net as authorative. Can the owner of the domain > > transfer it to ns1.phing.com ? > > (ns1.phing.com., NOT phing.com) > > As for my comments.. I'll repeat for the benifit of all to hear.. > > 1. Colored prompts is a lame effort to show off. ditto > > 2. I saw ipforwarding rules. Do we have machines connected via the 2nd > > network card ? > > 3. the DNS settings were set for all our domains to update > > every 8seconds. > > Which is quite rediculous. Coz our upstream dns servers will > > then connect > > every 8 seconds ! I'll be setting it to 8 hours tomorrow once > > the sgnic > > records are in order. > > 4. Give the box a PROPER hostname. i've yet to see anyone > > call a box ns1 > > or dns unless it's a SOLELY DNS box. Give it a completely > > unrelated name. > > Then map ns1,etc.. to it. (And no.. the dns problem was not > > due to it not > > called ns1/dns,etc...) > > > > Qmail should work. mail.phing.com resolves and the mx records > > are seen by > > others. Raymond: Is the problem an SMTP or POP problem ? (aka can we > > recieve ? or is it user cannot pop download ?) > > > > I'm bz as it is juggling a job and school. Willl try to > > allocate some time > > to re-do the server laterz :) > > > > Hardwarezone: I have not been to any meetings. Can u guys (privately) > > email me on what u plan to do with the server ? (EXACTLY) > > > > Elvin > > - > > > > On Mon, 2 Aug 1999, Ng Kai Hoe Raymond wrote: > > > > > Yo all, > > > > > > Elvin now has the root password and he is touching > > > up on the DNS of phing.com. Everyone else, do not > > > overwrite his changes, he knows what he is doing, > > > he has lots of experience with DNS. > > > > > > Btw, maybe you all like to listen to his comments > > > on the prompt colour, ip forwarding rules and dns > > > settings. :P > > > > > > Yes! the qmail! it can send out mails, but cannot > > > receive them! Damn, it is because of the DNS again? > > > I guess I will let Elvin finish his marvellous work > > > here first. :) > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Ng Kai Hoe Raymond Pager : 92279944 ICQ UIN : 4878260 > > > Editor, Singapore Linux Portal, http://linux.com.sg > > > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > PGP Public Key : http://members.tripod.com/~ngkaihoe/ngkaihoe.txt > > > > > > 'The pursuit of truth, when it is whole hearted, must ignore moral > > > considerations; one cannot know in advance that the truth > > will turn out to > > > be what is thought edifying in a given society.' > > > - Bertrand Russell, "A History of Western Philosophy" > > > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGPfreeware 6.0.2i > > iQA/AwUBN6Vn6Wefe0TVuy5lEQL/KACfQySDT55nhIRk2aexYr2II5qKaf0An0dT > ECWl/4ILcQv+TxqTcdFsT3kW > =eQv/ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Ng Kai Hoe Raymond Pager : 92279944 ICQ UIN : 4878260 Editor, Singapore Linux Portal http://linux.com.sg Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Public Key : http://members.tripod.com/~ngkaihoe/ngkaihoe.txt 'This has given me the greatest trouble and still does: to realize that what things are called is incomparably more important than what they are.' - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, "The Gay Science"
