Re: Email Question

[Rick Stevens <rstevens vitalstream com>]

karlp ourldsfamily com wrote:
> On Fri, 3 May 2002, Mugleston, Brad wrote:
>
>
> > Karl, Kenneth and Rick
> >
> > This is what I've got/done
> >
> > Linux box
> > 192.168.0.1 linux.myhome.net
>
> Put win95 box in /etc/hosts, too. That may solve the "hanging" right off
> because sendmail requires reverse DNS lookup to work.

No, the deletion of the DAEMON_OPTIONS line would prevent sendmail
from listening on port 25.


> > Win95 box
> > 192.168.0.2
> >
> > Installed IMAP on RH 7.2
> > telnet localhost 110 - connected
> > telnet localhost 143 - connected
>
> Did they connect with their version number information?
>
>
> > Commented out this line in /etc/mail/sendmail.mc
> > DAEMON_OPTIONS('Port=smpt,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA')
>
> I never comment out that line, I just remove ,Addr=127.0.0.1 and leave the
> rest. That seems to work fine.

That is correct.  Do NOT delete the line, just the ",Addr=127.0.0.1"
bit or sendmail will NOT listen to port 25.  And it's "port=smtp," not
"port=smpt," (lysdexics untie!)

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