On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 19:01, Rick Stevens wrote: > Jonathan T. Steadman wrote: > > DAEMON_OPTIONS(`Port=smtp, Name=MTA')dnl > > > > I dont think this is problem > > > > thats how its supposed to be right? cause it was like this already, > > something else is wrong, I can recieve pop, but can't sendmail here is > > error from log > > > > Jul 21 13:47:43 hostname(not really named this) sendmail[6602]: > > i6LHlh4G006602: ruleset=check_rcpt, arg1=<myemail@xxxxxxxxxxx>, > > relay=[], reject=550 5.7.1 <myemail@xxxxxxxxxxx>... Relaying denied > > > > Jul 21 13:47:43 hostname(not really named this) sendmail[6602]: > > i6LHlh4G006602: from=<email@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, size=0, class=0, nrcpts=0, > > proto=SMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=[] > > By default, sendmail will not relay messages sent from any domain that > is not the domain of the machine or one listed in /etc/mail/access. > This is specifically to prevent people who don't know how to set up mail > (and pardon me for saying this, but you sound like one of them) from > being open relays for spammers and worms. > > To fix this and use your machine as the SMTP box, make sure your mail > client uses your local domain name in the sender address. If you want > replies to your mail to be sent to your hotmail account, set up the > "Reply-To:" bit of your client to do that. Whatever you do, do NOT put > hotmail.com in your access database or many, many mail admins (myself > included) will personally come over and beat the tar out of you as you > will be a wonderful source of spam. I doubt that your ISP will allow > you to send mail out from your local box anyway. Most won't route port > 25 from inside their network to the outside world except to their own > mail servers. They block it for any other destination. > > <soap> > I don't intend to sound mean, but if you don't know how to set up mail, > PLEASE don't try. Probably 70% of the crap email on the internet is > due to newbies tinkering with this or idiot ISPs that don't block port > 25 properly. > </soap> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - If it's stupid and it works...it ain't stupid! - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Rick, I understand where you are coming from, but at the same time if I don't try then how will I learn? You are correct in your assumption that I am a newb in this area, but it is a learning experience for me, I realize the risk in being a victim of an exploited mail server, and trust me while I am doing this I constantly check mail logs, ect. and I have no problem with unplugging myself from Internet temporarily until the problem is fixed, my server is not running anything vitally important just a lot of servers running because I am trying to learn how things work on linux box, I am only 16 and like I said trying to pick up on some new things this summer, because I dont have a lot of time during the year due to the fact that I try to focus most my effort on school for the last couple years I am in high school. Anyways I appreciate your concern and dont think I just take your advice fix it and then, when I go to another setup, I ask all over again, I try to learn from advice given on this board, and take notes on things I think are worth remembering, read through as much as I can on links that are handed to me, as well as bookmark them if I don't have the time to read them immediately. Anyways I have gotten the answer to my problem and all things are working well now. Thanks a lot to everyone who helped with this one it is much appreciated.
