The fully qualified name of my linux box is evolution.bilten.metu.edu.tr
Here is what I have in /etc/exim.conf
local_domains = localhost:evolution:evolution.bilten.metu.edu.tr
sender_host_reject_relay = *
sender_host_reject_relay_except = localhost
From: Mark Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 16:41:24 +0930 (CST)
> On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, nate wrote:
>
> > you sure you got a MTA running on localhost ? such as sendmail qmail or
> > something simi
Hi,
In your fetchmailrc file, did you specify which MDA to use?
If you did not, then fetchmail will just send them to localhost
at port 25.
try this: telnet localhost 25 to see if you have anything
running on port 25.
Two ways to fix this:
This problem is documented in the FAQ at exim.org. You need to set
localhost as a recognised domain for mail to the machine you are on to
be addressed to, otherwise the relaying controls deny you to relay the
the localhost. You can either set this with eximconfig, or edit the
config file (I c
On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Seth R Arnold wrote:
> tcp_wrappers are a wonderful little security thingy. They control who (by
> IP) is allowed to connect to the various services installed on your
> computer. (As long as they are handled through inetd, right gurus?) You must
> have them installed, since th
On Fri, Sep 24, 1999 at 07:42:21AM +, Mark Phillips wrote:
>
> Well my /etc/hosts.allow didn't have any lines in it so I added
> ALL: LOCAL 192.168.1.255
> then did "/etc/init.d/netbase restart" and everything now works. So
> thank you!
>
> I must confess though, it seems a bit like black
> > # telnet localhost 25
> > Trying 127.0.0.1...
> > Connected to localhost.
> > Escape character is '^]'.
> > Connection closed by foreign host.
> >
> > This doesn't look too good does it???
>
> Hmm, are you perhaps using tcp_wrappers to control what inetd launches?
> If so, check /etc/hosts.al
On Fri 09/24/99 04:19PM, Mark Phillips wrote:
>
> What can the problem be? Any ideas? Please cc a copy of any reply,
> directly to me thanks, as I am currently unable to be subscribed to the
> list.
>
You might try adding localhost to your list of local_domains in
/etc/exim.conf
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On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, nate wrote:
> you sure you got a MTA running on localhost ? such as sendmail qmail or
> something similar (telnet localhost 25 to test)
# telnet localhost 25
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
Connection closed by foreign host.
This doesn't
you sure you got a MTA running on localhost ? such as sendmail qmail or
something similar (telnet localhost 25 to test)
fetchmail resends the mail through the local mail server to deliver it
locally.
nate
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From: Kent West
> I can send mail from this box to my own account on this box, as well as
> to my account on my ISP (university campus). I think I've tried every
> permutation on the "qualify_domain" and "local_domains" lines in
> exim.conf, but either I haven't hit the right combination or it's go
Mark Wagnon wrote:
> I had this problem too. I fixed it by adding localhost to the list of
> local_domains.
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On Sun 09/05/99 05:07PM, Kent West wrote:
> I found several references to this in the archives, but no solution.
> When I run "fetchmail -k mail.acu.edu" and provide my password for
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] I get a bunch of "skipping message #x not flushed",
> followed by "SMTP connect to localhost fail
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but Exim is supposed to be run from inetd by
> default (thus the 'big exit 0'). There are only certain cases where
> you would want/need Exim running all the time...
ok, you are right. Sorry, I've since switched to qmail and I'm used to
seeing the qmail stuff running all
Thu, 19 Aug skrev root:
> Hello,
> I'm doing a fresh slink install on a friend's old '486.
> I've installed fetchmail, but keep getting the error msg:
> fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed: Connection refused
> I edited /etc/exim.conf and added 'localhost' and my hostname to
> 'local_
On Thu, Aug 19, 1999 at 08:52:48AM -0700, root wrote:
| Hello,
| I'm doing a fresh slink install on a friend's old '486.
| I've installed fetchmail, but keep getting the error msg:
| fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed: Connection refused
| I edited /etc/exim.conf and added 'localhost
On Thu, Aug 19, 1999 at 04:57:43PM -0500, Stephen Pitts wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 19, 1999 at 08:52:48AM -0700, root wrote:
> > I'm doing a fresh slink install on a friend's old '486. I've
> > installed fetchmail, but keep getting the error msg: fetchmail:
> > SMTP connect to localhost failed: Connect
On Thu, Aug 19, 1999 at 08:52:48AM -0700, root wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm doing a fresh slink install on a friend's old '486.
> I've installed fetchmail, but keep getting the error msg:
> fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed: Connection refused
> I edited /etc/exim.conf and added 'localhost
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