I have recently installed SUSE 10 and wanted to set it up as a mail server for our internal network. I computer only has one network card and I can't seem to get the firewall to open the proper port. When I type netstat -l it shows two rules for smtp both are the same.
tcp localhost:smtp *.* LISTEN
Should there not be a rule like tcp *:smtp *.* LISTEN ? I have enabled mail server on the external interface in Yast under firewall but it does not change any of the rules. Is there something in Postfix that needs to be changed or is the SUSE firewall not working properly because I only have one nic? I can telnet localhost 25 but I cannot telnet realip 25. Any help would be great!

Thanks in advance,
-Scott

yes, you need to tell postfix to listen on more then just localhost.

edit your main.cf, you most likely have something like this

Switch the line thats commented, the do postfix reload and you should be set.

I had done what you suggested and it didn't seem to help but then I uncommented the mynetworks = and added my network range and everything seems to be working now. Thanks for your help though. The SUSE postfix config file is a little wierd with a lot of the config at the very end of the file. Here was my working main.cf file. Hope this might help if anyone else has problems.

queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
command_directory = /usr/sbin
daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
mail_owner = postfix
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
mynetworks = 10.10.10.0/24, 127.0.0.0/8
debug_peer_level = 2
debugger_command =
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
xxgdb $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id & sleep 5
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
setgid_group = maildrop
html_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/html
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/samples

readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/README_FILES
inet_protocols = all
biff = no
mail_spool_directory = /var/mail
canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/canonical
virtual_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
relocated_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/relocated
transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
sender_canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sender_canonical
masquerade_exceptions = root
masquerade_classes = envelope_sender, header_sender, header_recipient
myhostname = mail.example.com
mydomain = example.com
program_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
inet_interfaces = all
masquerade_domains =
mydestination = $myhostname, $mydomain, localhost.$mydomain
defer_transports =
disable_dns_lookups = no
relayhost =
mailbox_command =
mailbox_transport =
strict_8bitmime = no
disable_mime_output_conversion = no
smtpd_sender_restrictions = hash:/etc/postfix/access
smtpd_client_restrictions =
smtpd_helo_required = no
smtpd_helo_restrictions =
strict_rfc821_envelopes = no
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = no
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = no
smtpd_use_tls = no
smtp_use_tls = no
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
mailbox_size_limit = 0
message_size_limit = 10240000