Subj : Getting email
To   : Gryphon
From : Digital Man
Date : Fri Jul 01 2005 11:41 am

  Re: Getting email
  By: Gryphon to All on Fri Jul 01 2005 12:20 pm

 > I'm having the devil's time trying to get my linux system to accept smtp
 > mail.  I've got my router set up forward smtp traffic to my linux/bbs box.
 > I have it set up to forward telnet(23) and http(80) as well, and they work.
 > So I'm wondering why it won't work for smtp(25).  from my linux box, I can
 > telnet to port 25 and talk to postifx, and I can send mail from my box to
 > local users on my box, so I know that postfix is working on the proper port.
 > 
 > I have the domain cyberia.darktech.org, but I don't know if it is sending mx
 > records or not.  I have a secondary domain, cyberiabbs.zapto.org, and is
 > positivly setup to send mx records, and I've tried sending mail to my
 > dperry@cyberiabbs.zapto.org address, but it just keeps coming back saying
 > that it couldn't make a smtp connection.
 > 
 > So, what are my options?  Is it a problem with my provider?  Are they
 > blocking the port?  They arn't blocking any other port that I can tell.

I know you're not running Synchronet, but this should still be able to help:
http://synchro.net/docs/tcpip_faq.html#rx_smtp

                                                  digital man

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