[NTLUG:Discuss] Mail problem

[Victor Brilon]

If I understand correctly, you can send mail just not get it from
that box. You *did* install a POP server and enabled in inetd.conf,
right? :)

Postfix is just the MTA (mail transfer agent). You need a POP server
to actually retrieve mail. Do a search on freshmeat.net for POP and you
should get back half a dozen results at least.

Try to telnet to port 110 (the POP port) on the server and see if
anything is listening there.

Victor

On 18-Apr-2001 BJ Wrenn wrote:
> I just upgraded to bigger drives on my server. I am (and have been
> running)
> postfix as MTA.
> 
> After the fresh install of Mandrake 7.1 with high security setting
> (was
> moderate setting in previous install) I get the following when trying
> to
> connect and get mail.
> 
> Netscape's network connection was refused by the server 192.168.1.1.
> The server may not be accepting connections or may be bust.
> 
> Try connectiong again later.
> 
> I ran nmap and smtp is open. I know it will be a head thumper when
> some one
> elightens me but right now I am stumped.
> 
> Other than the security setting I installed Mandrake prety much the
> same as
> before. I copied all the files from /etc/postfix onto the new install
> from
> the old working one.
> 
> TIA
> Bobby
> 
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