I wrote: > Test it with Windows telnet: > > C:\Documents and Settings\dpchrist>telnet cloud.he.net 25 > Connecting To cloud.he.net...Could not open connection to the host, on port 25: Connect failed > > So, Cygwin exim and Windows telnet both can't connect to cloud.he.net on port > 25, yet Outlook sends mail via that host... (?)
Googling on "Could not open connection to the host, on port 25: Connect failed" provided the hint: http://forums.msexchange.org/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=006596 I have McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i -- it's Access Protection (firewall) blocks outgoing connections on port 25 except for Outlook, etc.. Here's some log entries related to my Cygwin frustrations: 11/22/2004 9:00:33 PM Blocked by port blocking rule telnet.exe P revent mass mailing worms from sending mail 127.0.0.1 1/9/2005 9:52:52 PM Blocked by port blocking rule exim-4.43-1.exe Prevent mass mailing worms from sending mail 65.19.145.2 Adding "telnet.exe" and "exim-4.43-1.exe" to the list of excluded processes allows them to get out. :-) The last step to get Cygwin cron to send messages is to adjust /etc/aliases: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ vi /etc/aliases [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/aliases dpchrist: [EMAIL PROTECTED] postmaster: dpchrist root: dpchrist [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cygrunsrv --stop exim [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cygrunsrv --start exim [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ runq David -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
