problem setting local mail server?

[shams]

hi,
i configured the sendmail for my local mail server, now when i try to telnet the port 25 this is the error:
# telnet localhsot 25
Trying 127.0.0.1...
telnet: connect to address 127.0.0.1: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
also:
# telnet mail.mysite.com 25
Trying 203.102.194.68...
telnet: connect to address 203.102.194.68: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
i opened the port 25 in my firewall but with:
#netstat -an | grep :25 | grep tcp
there is no output, it means the port is not open at all, any idea please?

[jim]

you have a router ? if so,

is port 25 open on the router ?

[shams]

thanks for reply, no i don't have any router.

[ccrvic]

Originally Posted by shams

telnet: connect to address 127.0.0.1: Connection refused

#netstat -an | grep :25 | grep tcp
there is no output

It looks rather like you haven't started sendmail. What do you get from

service sendmail status

Originally Posted by shams

# telnet mail.mysite.com 25
Trying 203.102.194.68...
telnet: connect to address 203.102.194.68: Connection refused
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused

I wouldn't worry too much about this one yet - it's a different problem.

Vic.

[jim]

open the terminal and try to send a message

mail you@somewhere.com


then CNTL D twice to send

then run

tail /var/log/mailog

to see what is going on.

[dhu]

if you are using dynamic IP. please try to find out is any port has been blocked by your ISP. I knew that for some reasons some of ISP blocked those ports (such as: 21, 25, 80, and etc).