RE: Dumb Newbie

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On Sun, 2004-02-08 at 19:56, Roger Beever wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-02-08 at 19:05, Jwp wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > > On Behalf Of Roger Beever
> > > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 1:23 PM
> > > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: Dumb Newbie
> > > 
> > > On Sun, 2004-02-08 at 17:23, Jason Dixon wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 2004-02-08 at 12:21, Jwp wrote:
> > > > > Well after a fresh install of postfix, setting my inet_interfaces =
> > > all and
> > > > > restarting postfix has allowed me to telnet to port 25 with the linux
> > > box
> > > > > itself, through localhost and I was also able to connect a telnet
> > > session
> > > > > from another box on my lan to port 25.
> > > >
> > > > All of which means zilch, as far as the rest of the world is concerned.
> > > > Everyone else still has to traverse through your ISP's routers.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Jason Dixon, RHCE
> > > > DixonGroup Consulting
> > > > http://www.dixongroup.net
> > > Did you set up postmaster@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > You may have to let us know a real e-mail address @b-dub.org.
> > > I think I actually received a rejection for your machine from a test
> > > message to postmaster@xxxxxxxxx
> > > You can test up a test user for email under users and select
> > > /sbin/nologin.
> > > that way you can delete it when testing is done.
> > > Regards Roger
> > > 
> > > 
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> > 
> > Thanks Roger,
> > Try smitty@xxxxxxxxx  (this is an ftp user account who's shell is set to a
> > copy shell of /bin/false)  by setting up postmaster@xxxxxxxxx??  what ever
> > do you mean, I assume that you are referring to the aliases? Setting
> > postmaster : someuser?
> > 
> > Again I have < 100 hrs with Unix/linux systems.  I realize that running a
> > mail server may be a bit out of my league and probably unadvisable but I do
> > want to see if it is possible and then use it as a learning tool.  So far
> > this has been a great learning exercise on my end and I do apologize for the
> > waste of bandwidth that I am sure some of you see this as.  
> > 
> > Thanks again for all the helpful advice,
> > JP
> > OK that failed as well but the fail message I'm getting is.
> 
> SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:<smitty@xxxxxxxxx>:
>     host cosmo.b-dub.org [24.44.190.85]: 554 <smitty@xxxxxxxxx>:
>     Relay access denied
> Which I take to mean the reject came from your machine as it was "after
> RCPT"
> I could be wrong I not an expert.
> Re Postmaster (There are others) it is the account anyone with a problem
> should be able to send mail to and unless you chose to set up a user of
> postmaster and log on to the collect the mail you would need to aliases
> it to your normal account. E.G. smitty@ gives an error message I send
> message to postmaster@ you get the message sort smitty's account out and
> he gets his mail on the second attempt and is none th wiser when he gets
> back for an extended lunch (ideal world situation ;-)  )
> You probably should make sure that you know where root messages go to
> when you get the rest sorted.
> I think you complicated it a bit by the machine being cosmo.b-dub.org
> and not plain b-dub.org but I see others have offered help with that.
> Which I shall note in case I need it myself one day.
> 
> I'm a sendmail user so this is about as far as I go except I'm happy to
> send further test mails if required.
> I reckon with the right people on the list tonight you might get it
> sorted today
>  regards Roger
As a further test I sent one message each to
postmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and smitty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
And I have not received rejections yet.




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