[Mailman-Users] Sendmail port 25

Fri Mar 28 20:18:41 CET 2003

Configuring sendmail to listen on Port 25 for external connections should
not be that difficult to do. (but I am a newbie so I don't know much)

Can anyone point me in the right direction and let me know how I can
accomplish this.. 

Sendmail is running, from the local host I can telnet to port 25 no problem
but from any other machine I cannot get a connection to port 25. Any know
what I can do to resolve this? 

Thanks.. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sullivan, John 
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 1:51 PM
To: 'David Chait'
Subject: RE: [Mailman-Users] Do I need an MX Record

If I do a ps aux | grep "sendmail" I have some processes running. 

Sendmail is an MTA right? 

-----Original Message-----
From: David Chait [mailto:davidc at bonair.stanford.edu] 
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 1:58 PM
To: Sullivan, John
Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Do I need an MX Record

If you can't connect to 25 then you don't have an MTA installed...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sullivan, John" <jsullivan at mlsnet.com>
To: "'Dallas Bethune'" <dallas at dreamhost.com>
Cc: <mailman-users at python.org>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 10:38 AM
Subject: RE: [Mailman-Users] Do I need an MX Record

> Ahh that's my problem - I can NOT connect to port 25.
>
> Can someone help me out with trying to get that working? My deadline is
> quickly approaching and I am nervous.
>
> Thanks..
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dallas Bethune [mailto:dallas at dreamhost.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 1:41 PM
> To: Sullivan, John
> Cc: 'Bill Hilburn'; mailman-users at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Do I need an MX Record
>
>
> In general, an MX record is not necessary if you have an A record.
> That's probably not your problem here.
>
> Are you sure sendmail is running on the list server?  Can you connect
> to port 25 on it?  Is it properly configured to accept mail?
>
> Dallas
>
>
> On Friday, March 28, 2003, at 09:25 am, Sullivan, John wrote:
>
> > In my network I have a corporate mail server set up that handles all
> > the
> > email for mlsnet.com
> >
> > I have setup the RedHat box so I can send out email to newsletter
> > subscribers - I didn't want to put the heavy load on my corporate mail
> > server.
> >
> > The RedHat box has sendmail on it and should be the box that handles
> > emails
> > for lists.mlsnet.com (incoming should be delivered to this box)
> > Also the IP for this box is the 12.105.18.209 address referenced below.
> >
> > I have an A record setup for lists.mlsnet.com - I do not have an MX
> > record
> > setup for it though.
> >
> > How do I set the box up so it handles all email sent to
> > @lists.mlsnet.com?
> >
> > Thanks for your help..
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dallas Bethune [mailto:dallas at dreamhost.com]
> > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 12:21 PM
> > To: Sullivan, John
> > Cc: mailman-users at python.org
> > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Do I need an MX Record
> >
> >
> >  From the last error there, it looks like your mail server is trying to
> > deliver mail for lists.mlsnet.com to an smtp server at 12.105.18.209.
> > I don't know what server that is, but it needs to be running an some
> > sort of smtp server to accept email.  If that is not where the email
> > should be going, then an MX record may be appropriate to point it to
> > the appropriate location.
> >
> > Dallas
> >
> >
> > On Friday, March 28, 2003, at 08:56 am, Sullivan, John wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all - I am having some problems sending out emails to my lists.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I have Red Hat 8.0
> >>
> >> Sendmail
> >>
> >> MailMan 2.0.1
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I have a test lists set up with test users.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> When a user subscribes to the list they get a confirmation from the
> >> mailman
> >> server but when they reply there email seems to just get lost.
> >>
> >> When I send out an email to the list nothing gets delivered.
> >>
> >> My server name is lists.mlsnet.com and my list is called 90minutes and
> >> I
> >> should be able to send mail to 90minutes at lists.mlsnet.com
> >> <mailto:90minutes at lists.mlsnet.com>  to send an email to all of the
> >> subscribers.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Here is some log errors from maillog file:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Mar 28 11:48:21 localhost sendmail[10484]: h2SGmKFc010484: from=root,
> >> size=388, class=0, nrcpts=1,
> >> msgid=<200303281148.20675.90minute at 90minutes.com>, relay=localhost
> >> [[UNIX:
> >> localhost]]
> >>
> >>
> >> Mar 28 11:48:22 localhost sendmail[10486]: h2SGmLjh010486:
> >> from=<
> >> <http://lw11fd.law11.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/
> >> compose?curmbox=F000000005&a=fa
> >> f76a38f4023445548c138e0ad20419&mailto=1&to=root at localhost.localdomain&
> >> m
> >> sg=MS
> >> G1048870350.86&start=1072965&len=2281&src=&type=x>
> >> root at localhost.localdomain>, size=577, class=0, nrcpts=1,
> >> msgid=<200303281148.20675.90minute at 90minutes.com>, proto=ESMTP,
> >> daemon=MTA,
> >> relay=localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]
> >>
> >>
> >> Mar 28 11:48:22 localhost sendmail[10484]: h2SGmKFc010484:
> >> to=90minutes at lists.mlsnet.com, ctladdr=root (0/0), delay=00:00:02,
> >> xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=relay, pri=30387, relay=localhost.mlsnet.com.
> >> [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (h2SGmLjh010486 Message accepted for
> >> delivery)
> >>
> >>
> >> Mar 28 11:49:22 localhost sendmail[10488]: h2SGmLjh010486:
> >> to=<90minutes at lists.mlsnet.com>, ctladdr=<
> >> <http://lw11fd.law11.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/
> >> compose?curmbox=F000000005&a=fa
> >> f76a38f4023445548c138e0ad20419&mailto=1&to=root at localhost.localdomain&
> >> m
> >> sg=MS
> >> G1048870350.86&start=1072965&len=2281&src=&type=x>
> >> root at localhost.localdomain> (0/0),
> >> delay=00:01:01, xdelay=00:01:00, mailer=esmtp, pri=30576,
> >> relay=lists.mlsnet.com. [12.105.18.209], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred:
> >> Connection
> >> timed out with lists.mlsnet.com.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Do I need to have MX Records setup on my external DNS for this server?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Your Help is Appreciated...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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