Guys, I'm trying to start (meanwhile use) sendmail, but I can't help but be unsuccesful..Since sendmail starts everytime you start redhat.It should be working..
so I configured(took a look, let's say) the sendmail.cf, users ok..(btw I used linuxconf and it asked me if I wanted to install POP3 service at the beginning of user accounts managment, said yes, configured the users.right?)
But I can't receive the mails via POP3 nor can't send via SMTP.
I telnet the server but no response at all.Where am I wrong, I don't understand.
Any ideas what I should do or configure
Thanks in advance..
PS: Distro, RH 7.1
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try to visit this site:

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5507

Ok, now I'm confused..
I've always been told that I had to comment out (#) the lines in sendmail.cf or sendmail.mc as followed..

dnl O DaemonPortOptions=Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA


well linuxjornal.com guide says I should configure those lines as the following which makes no sense at all..

# SMTP daemon options

O DaemonPortOptions=Port=smtp,Addr=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA

change to


O DaemonPortOptions=Port=smtp,Addr=192.168.100.134, Name=MTA

PS: 192.168.100.134 is the mail server address..

Well any ideas??

i have that line commented out as rcommended, and use the FEATURE('access_db') option.

then you need to add the local domain name on each machine (using 'domainname') and add that name to the /etc/mail/access file, and restart everything. then sendmail should accept any mail from wherever as long as it contains that domain name somewhere in the headers.

look at the output of /var/log/maillog to see what's sticking.