Dumb Newbie

[Roger Beever]

On Sun, 2004-02-08 at 19:05, Jwp wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: fedora-list-admin at redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-admin at redhat.com]
> > On Behalf Of Roger Beever
> > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 1:23 PM
> > To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> > Subject: RE: Dumb Newbie
> > 
> > On Sun, 2004-02-08 at 17:23, Jason Dixon wrote:
> > > On Sun, 2004-02-08 at 12:21, Jwp wrote:
> > > > Well after a fresh install of postfix, setting my inet_interfaces =
> > all and
> > > > restarting postfix has allowed me to telnet to port 25 with the linux
> > box
> > > > itself, through localhost and I was also able to connect a telnet
> > session
> > > > from another box on my lan to port 25.
> > >
> > > All of which means zilch, as far as the rest of the world is concerned.
> > > Everyone else still has to traverse through your ISP's routers.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jason Dixon, RHCE
> > > DixonGroup Consulting
> > > http://www.dixongroup.net
> > Did you set up postmaster at b-dub.org.
> > You may have to let us know a real e-mail address @b-dub.org.
> > I think I actually received a rejection for your machine from a test
> > message to postmaster at b-dub.org
> > You can test up a test user for email under users and select
> > /sbin/nologin.
> > that way you can delete it when testing is done.
> > Regards Roger
> > 
> > 
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> 
> Thanks Roger,
> Try smitty at b-dub.org  (this is an ftp user account who's shell is set to a
> copy shell of /bin/false)  by setting up postmaster at b-dub.org??  what ever
> do you mean, I assume that you are referring to the aliases? Setting
> postmaster : someuser?
> 
> Again I have < 100 hrs with Unix/linux systems.  I realize that running a
> mail server may be a bit out of my league and probably unadvisable but I do
> want to see if it is possible and then use it as a learning tool.  So far
> this has been a great learning exercise on my end and I do apologize for the
> waste of bandwidth that I am sure some of you see this as.  
> 
> Thanks again for all the helpful advice,
> JP
> OK that failed as well but the fail message I'm getting is.

SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:<smitty at b-dub.org>:
    host cosmo.b-dub.org [24.44.190.85]: 554 <smitty at b-dub.org>:
    Relay access denied
Which I take to mean the reject came from your machine as it was "after
RCPT"
I could be wrong I not an expert.
Re Postmaster (There are others) it is the account anyone with a problem
should be able to send mail to and unless you chose to set up a user of
postmaster and log on to the collect the mail you would need to aliases
it to your normal account. E.G. smitty@ gives an error message I send
message to postmaster@ you get the message sort smitty's account out and
he gets his mail on the second attempt and is none th wiser when he gets
back for an extended lunch (ideal world situation ;-)  )
You probably should make sure that you know where root messages go to
when you get the rest sorted.
I think you complicated it a bit by the machine being cosmo.b-dub.org
and not plain b-dub.org but I see others have offered help with that.
Which I shall note in case I need it myself one day.

I'm a sendmail user so this is about as far as I go except I'm happy to
send further test mails if required.
I reckon with the right people on the list tonight you might get it
sorted today
 regards Roger