On Thu, 2004-10-28 at 11:44, Alexander Dalloz wrote: > Am Do, den 28.10.2004 schrieb Ow Mun Heng um 5:11: > > > > > Again.. to recap. > > > > you don't have sendmail running on port 25? > > > > > > No, the MTA is listening on port 25 for connections by other MTAs. > > > > And this MTA is sendmail?? If it is, then the answer should be Yes to my > > original question. Correct(?) > > The answer is No to your question - the answer is no affirmation of your > negative question / statement. Sendmail is running as the MTA on port > 25. Sendmail is listening both on port 25 and 587. After reading and re-reading, I finally realised my grasp of English Sucks. Okay.. Understand > > > > My server has a static IP and has valid DNS entries (forward and > > > reverse) and this way the usage of a smart host is not necessary. > > > > Okay. That's fine for you then. what about DSL/Dial-up users? Smart host > > would be necessary right? > > Yes, dial-in users should use the ISP's relay host because meanwhile > many mail server admins block incoming mail from dynamic address space > (i.e. AOL). > > > But alas, I'm still at a loss on how to fully utilise my MSA port 587 > > via Evo or from the command line. > > The same as you would use the MTA on port 25. Okay.. I think I've figured it out. I was using the option on the Sending Mail Tab "sendmail", instead what I should have done is to use SMTP and put in "127.0.0.1:587" and that should do it. Works for local delivery mail.
