Postfix issues

Scott Ware waresd at yahoo.com
Thu Oct 16 12:45:43 UTC 2003


Ok...I have found the problem, thanks for pointing
this out:

in the main.cf file, I had inet_interfaces = all
uncommented, as well as inet_interfaces = localhost. I
commented-out the inet_interfaces = localhost, so that
only the inet_interfaces = all is left, and that fixed
my problem.
--- Grosswiler Roger <roger at gwch.net> wrote:
> have a look at your /etc/postfix/main.cf: you will
> find some lines in
> there called
> 
> #inet_interfaces = localhost
> inet_interfaces = all
> #inet_interfaces = $myhostname
> #inet_interfaces = $myhostname, localhost
> 
> ook prefereably, that inet_interfaces = all is
> uncommented as above, it it
> isn't it might be possible that postfix listens in
> nowhere....with
> inet_interfaces = all you tell postfix to listen to
> all interfaces you can
> find via /sbin/ifconfig.
> 
> Let me know, whether it's this or not.
> 
> Cheers,
> Roger
> 
> 
> > I don't understand why my machine is refusing the
> > connections. I have port 25, 110 open through my
> > firewall on my fedora box. I've even disabled the
> > firewall, and it still is not working. Is there
> > something screwy with my postfix install do you
> think?
> > --- Emmanuel Seyman <seyman at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> >> On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 04:13:11AM -0700, Scott
> Ware
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Basically, receiving via SMTP. I have checked
> in
> >> the
> >> > /var/log/maillog file, here is some of the
> output:
> >>
> >> Oct 15 22:32:14 server01 postfix/nqmgr[4617]:
> >> 4ED3148C994: from=<root at localhost.localdomain>,
> >> size=554, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
> >> Oct 15 22:32:14 server01 postfix/smtp[5261]:
> connect
> >> to mail.eardown.com[12.245.85.235]: Connection
> >> refused (port 25)
> >> Oct 15 22:32:14 server01 postfix/smtp[5261]:
> >> 4ED3148C994: to=<scott at mail.eardown.com>,
> >> relay=none, delay=27334, status=deferred
> >> (connect to mail.eardown.com[12.245.85.235]:
> >> Connection refused)
> >>
> >> Okay, the mail you're sending from the root
> account
> >> is going to scott at
> >> mail.eardown.com but the mail server for
> >> mail.eardown.com isn't responding.
> >> This isn't your machine's fault and this will
> happen
> >> to anybody who tries
> >> to send them mail.
> >>
> >> Emmanuel
> >>
> >>
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