Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-21 Thread Alex Samad
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 11:13:41AM +, Adam Hardy wrote: > Alex Samad on 21/01/10 02:10, wrote: > >On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:56:16AM +, Adam Hardy wrote: [snip] > > > >? did not thing so, I have used null mailer on system I want to recieve > >emails from, just point it to a smtp server an

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-21 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On Qui, 21 Jan 2010, Adam Hardy wrote: This is a virtual server on a hosting system with many others - and that's what the sysop said: No - please do not touch those at all, your vserver will stop working if you do. They are the internal IP address of the vserver. The data centre LAN is

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-21 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Wednesday 20 January 2010 17:58:35 Adam Hardy wrote: > Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. on 20/01/10 21:23, wrote: > > On Wednesday 20 January 2010 14:59:15 Adam Hardy wrote: > >> Liam O'Toole on 20/01/10 20:41, wrote: > >>> On 2010-01-20, Adam Hardy wrote: > My vserver set-up has very simple require

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-21 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Thu,21.Jan.10, 18:19:46, Adam Hardy wrote: > > This is a virtual server on a hosting system with many others - and > that's what the sysop said: [...] > > *Very important:* > > *Never allow anything to bind to localhost or 127.0.0.1.* > > Sounds pretty strange to me, but I admit

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-21 Thread Adam Hardy
Andrei Popescu on 21/01/10 17:54, wrote: On Wed,20.Jan.10, 23:58:35, Adam Hardy wrote: Not allowed to do that - apparently it would foobar the local network where the host server of my vserver sits. I've got to use the public IP address if I configure this, but I'd feel happier if I didn't hav

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-21 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Wed,20.Jan.10, 23:58:35, Adam Hardy wrote: > Not allowed to do that - apparently it would foobar the local > network where the host server of my vserver sits. I've got to use > the public IP address if I configure this, but I'd feel happier if I > didn't have to listen on port 25 at all. I don

Re: trying to restrict postfix use of port [was trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP]

2010-01-21 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:11:58 +, Adam Hardy wrote: > Camaleón on 21/01/10 12:29, wrote: >> Didn't you say this? >> >> *** >> It should listen like this (or all hell breaks loose on their server >> farm): >> >> tcp0 0 10.20.30.40:25 0.0.0.0:* >> LISTEN ***

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-21 Thread Adam Hardy
Adam Hardy on 21/01/10 11:13, wrote: Alex Samad on 21/01/10 02:10, wrote: On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:56:16AM +, Adam Hardy wrote: Alex Samad on 21/01/10 00:30, wrote: On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:01:01AM +, Adam Hardy wrote: Camaleón on 20/01/10 21:30, wrote: inet_interfaces = 10.20.30

Re: trying to restrict postfix use of port [was trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP]

2010-01-21 Thread Adam Hardy
Camaleón on 21/01/10 12:29, wrote: On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:01:01 +, Adam Hardy wrote: Camaleón on 20/01/10 21:30, wrote: inet_interfaces = 10.20.30.40, localhost *** master_service_disable=smtp.inet And what is that parameter for? :-? Ah, you wanted to disable "smtp" connections at all?

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-21 Thread Adam Hardy
Joe on 21/01/10 10:42, wrote: Exim4 will use port 25 as a source port when sending, but that is independent of the local interface setting. Really? I thought applications just opened random high-numbered ports for outbound traffic. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debia

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-21 Thread Camaleón
On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:01:01 +, Adam Hardy wrote: > Camaleón on 20/01/10 21:30, wrote: inet_interfaces = 10.20.30.40, localhost *** >>> master_service_disable=smtp.inet >> >> And what is that parameter for? :-? >> >> Ah, you wanted to disable "smtp" connections at all? Mmm, I'

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-21 Thread Adam Hardy
Alex Samad on 21/01/10 02:10, wrote: On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:56:16AM +, Adam Hardy wrote: Alex Samad on 21/01/10 00:30, wrote: On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:01:01AM +, Adam Hardy wrote: Camaleón on 20/01/10 21:30, wrote: inet_interfaces = 10.20.30.40, localhost *** master_service_di

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-21 Thread Joe
Adam Hardy wrote: Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. on 20/01/10 21:23, wrote: On Wednesday 20 January 2010 14:59:15 Adam Hardy wrote: Liam O'Toole on 20/01/10 20:41, wrote: On 2010-01-20, Adam Hardy wrote: My vserver set-up has very simple requirements - I just want the system to send out emails genera

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-20 Thread Tom Furie
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:58:35PM +, Adam Hardy wrote: > Not allowed to do that - apparently it would foobar the local network > where the host server of my vserver sits. I've got to use the public IP > address if I configure this, but I'd feel happier if I didn't have to > listen on port 2

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-20 Thread Alex Samad
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:56:16AM +, Adam Hardy wrote: > Alex Samad on 21/01/10 00:30, wrote: > >On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:01:01AM +, Adam Hardy wrote: > >>Camaleón on 20/01/10 21:30, wrote: > >inet_interfaces = 10.20.30.40, localhost *** > > > master_service_disable=smtp.inet

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-20 Thread Adam Hardy
Alex Samad on 21/01/10 00:30, wrote: On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:01:01AM +, Adam Hardy wrote: Camaleón on 20/01/10 21:30, wrote: inet_interfaces = 10.20.30.40, localhost *** master_service_disable=smtp.inet And what is that parameter for? :-? Ah, you wanted to disable "smtp" connections

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-20 Thread Alex Samad
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:01:01AM +, Adam Hardy wrote: > Camaleón on 20/01/10 21:30, wrote: > >>>inet_interfaces = 10.20.30.40, localhost *** > >>> > >> > >>master_service_disable=smtp.inet > > > >And what is that parameter for? :-? > > > >Ah, you wanted to disable "smtp" connections at all? M

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-20 Thread Adam Hardy
Camaleón on 20/01/10 21:30, wrote: inet_interfaces = 10.20.30.40, localhost *** master_service_disable=smtp.inet And what is that parameter for? :-? Ah, you wanted to disable "smtp" connections at all? Mmm, I'm still a bit confused about your goals... I would like port 25 to be closed.

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-20 Thread Adam Hardy
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. on 20/01/10 21:23, wrote: On Wednesday 20 January 2010 14:59:15 Adam Hardy wrote: Liam O'Toole on 20/01/10 20:41, wrote: On 2010-01-20, Adam Hardy wrote: My vserver set-up has very simple requirements - I just want the system to send out emails generated on the system l

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-20 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:52:20 +, Adam Hardy wrote: > Camaleón on 20/01/10 20:06, wrote: >> Tip: it's better to open a new thread ("new" post instead to "reply") >> if you are changing the theme of the e-mail :-) > > > Forgot about that! No problem, next time ;-) >> Are you still using Po

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-20 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Wednesday 20 January 2010 14:59:15 Adam Hardy wrote: > Liam O'Toole on 20/01/10 20:41, wrote: > > On 2010-01-20, Adam Hardy wrote: > >> My vserver set-up has very simple requirements - I just want the system > >> to send out emails generated on the system locally, e.g. piping command > >> outpu

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-20 Thread Adam Hardy
Camaleón on 20/01/10 20:06, wrote: On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:01:16 +, Adam Hardy wrote: Tip: it's better to open a new thread ("new" post instead to "reply") if you are changing the theme of the e-mail :-) Forgot about that! Are you still using Postfix? :-) If yes, you can change -again-

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-20 Thread Adam Hardy
Liam O'Toole on 20/01/10 20:41, wrote: On 2010-01-20, Adam Hardy wrote: I'm installing stuff onto a vserver which I have just got, and according to the sysadmin at the hosting provider, due to their set-up, I can't configure exim to listen on 127.0.0.1, I have to use the given IP address. In

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-20 Thread Liam O'Toole
On 2010-01-20, Adam Hardy wrote: > I'm installing stuff onto a vserver which I have just got, and according to > the > sysadmin at the hosting provider, due to their set-up, I can't configure exim > to > listen on 127.0.0.1, I have to use the given IP address. > > In case that doesn't make sen

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-20 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:01:16 +, Adam Hardy wrote: Tip: it's better to open a new thread ("new" post instead to "reply") if you are changing the theme of the e-mail :-) > I'm installing stuff onto a vserver which I have just got, and according > to the sysadmin at the hosting provider, due to

Re: trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-20 Thread Alex Samad
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 07:01:16PM +, Adam Hardy wrote: > I'm installing stuff onto a vserver which I have just got, and > according to the sysadmin at the hosting provider, due to their > set-up, I can't configure exim to listen on 127.0.0.1, I have to use > the given IP address. > > In case

trying to restrict exim smtp to specific IP

2010-01-20 Thread Adam Hardy
I'm installing stuff onto a vserver which I have just got, and according to the sysadmin at the hosting provider, due to their set-up, I can't configure exim to listen on 127.0.0.1, I have to use the given IP address. In case that doesn't make sense, I mean that I am not supposed to get this n