help need in setting up mail service
HI THERE
I AM USING RHEL 3 AND USING SENDMAIL AS MTA as a local service only AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE FORUMS I SET UP SENDMAIL BY EDITING THE sendmail.mc Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1,Name=MTA" to "Port=smtp,Name=MTA to my local ipaddress ie Port=smtp,Addr=192.168.1.100,Name=MTA" to "Port=smtp,Name=MTA and generated the sendmail.cf file by this command m4 sendmail.mc >sendmail.cf then /etc/init.d/sendmail restart ALSO MADE THE CHANGE IN MY ETC/HOSTS FILE and set that ip address 192.168.1.100 to point DOMAIN keith.com i am able to ping the ipaddress and the hostname then i edited the file located /etc/xinetd.d/ipop3 # default: off # description: The POP3 service allows remote users to access their mail # using an POP3 client such as Netscape Communicator, mutt, # or fetchmail. service pop3 { socket_type = stream wait = no user = root server = /usr/sbin/ipop3d log_on_success += USERID log_on_failure += USERID disable = no } /etc/xinetd.d/ipop3 restart i am using Evolution as the email client i set up the pop3 address as 192.168.1.100 port 110 username:root@keith.com autentication type:password i set up the smtp address as 192.168.1.100 port 25 username:root@keith.com autentication type:password tried sending a test mail nothing happens when checking the pop3 service i get an error -ERR bad password my password is the root password with which i log into the system. I am still wordering what went wrong can any one help me???? |
Hi,
Does it work when you connect as a normal user, not root ? Regards |
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regards keith |
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Hi, What happens when you telnet to the server? telnet yourmailserver 110 user user pass pass what do you use as login ? root@domain.com or root ? Regards |
MY LOGIN SCREEN LOOKS LIKE THIS
keith login:root password:******** when i telnet 192.168.1.100 110 trying 192.168.1.100 telnet 192.168.1.100 connected to keith.com 220 keith.com SMTP sendmail 8.12.10.18.12.10 Sat 17 Jun 2006 04:41 +0530 |
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