Sendmail Problem or maybe not

[Richard Kurth]

Hello fedora-list,

I am having a problem with sendamail on my fedora install. I can send
e-mail to the server and I can send e-mail from the server.
I can access the e-mail that is on the server with SquirrelMail.
But I can not download my e-mail to my home computer.
It always says connect failed.
I can download e-mail of of other servers just not my one with Fedora.
Anybody have any suggestions ?

[Scot L. Harris]

On Sat, 2004-07-31 at 23:46, Richard Kurth wrote:
> Hello fedora-list,
>
> I am having a problem with sendamail on my fedora install. I can send
> e-mail to the server and I can send e-mail from the server.
> I can access the e-mail that is on the server with SquirrelMail.
> But I can not download my e-mail to my home computer.
> It always says connect failed.
> I can download e-mail of of other servers just not my one with Fedora.
> Anybody have any suggestions ?

What client are you using to try to download the email?

Most likely pop3 or imap, and you most likely have iptables running and
need to open the ports for pop3 or imap services.  (pop3 is port 110 and
imap is port 143)

Quick test is to shutdown iptables:

service iptables off

Real fix is to open the appropriate port for your client.

[Scot L. Harris]

On Sat, 2004-07-31 at 23:51, Scot L. Harris wrote:
> service iptables off

Typo:  should be service iptables stop
> Real fix is to open the appropriate port for your client.
>
> -- 
> Scot L. Harris

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am So, den 01.08.2004 schrieb Richard Kurth um 5:46:
> I am having a problem with sendamail on my fedora install. I can send
> e-mail to the server and I can send e-mail from the server.
> I can access the e-mail that is on the server with SquirrelMail.
> But I can not download my e-mail to my home computer.
> It always says connect failed.
> I can download e-mail of of other servers just not my one with Fedora.
> Anybody have any suggestions ?
> Richard                          mailto:[e-mail]

Your problem has nothing to do with Sendmail because that is an MTA and
not POP3 or IMAP server.

If you are running FC2 and have dovecot installed and you are trying to
connect to the POP3 server you will have to activate it in the
/etc/dovecot.conf file.

Alexander