Subj : Re: Getting email
To   : Angus Mcleod
From : Gryphon
Date : Fri Jul 01 2005 04:31 pm

On 07-01-05, Angus Mcleod said...
 
AM>   Re: Getting email
AM>   By: Gryphon to All on Fri Jul 01 2005 12:20:00
AM> 
AM>  > I have the domain cyberia.darktech.org, but I don't know if it is sendi
AM> mx
AM>  > records or not.
AM> 
AM>   $ dig -t MX cyberia.darktech.org
AM> 
AM>   ; <<>> DiG 9.2.3 <<>> -t MX cyberia.darktech.org
AM>   ;; global options:  printcmd
AM>   ;; Got answer:
AM>   ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 36745
AM>   ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 3
AM> 
AM>   ;; QUESTION SECTION:
AM>   ;cyberia.darktech.org.          IN      MX
AM> 
AM>   ;; ANSWER SECTION:
AM>   cyberia.darktech.org.   16      IN      MX      10 cyberia.darktech.org.
AM> 
AM>   ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
AM>   darktech.org.           172756  IN      NS      ns2.darktech.org.
AM>   darktech.org.           172756  IN      NS      ns1.darktech.org.
AM> 
AM>   ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
AM>   cyberia.darktech.org.   16      IN      A       67.77.79.199
AM>   ns1.darktech.org.       85466   IN      A      216.139.195.8
AM>   ns2.darktech.org.       85466   IN      A       69.89.70.51
AM> 
AM>   ;; Query time: 134 msec
AM>   ;; SERVER: 205.214.192.202#53(205.214.192.202)
AM>   ;; WHEN: Fri Jul  1 12:48:39 2005
AM>   ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 138
AM> 
AM>   $
AM> 
AM> cyberia.darktech.org / 67.77.79.199 doesn't respond to 'ping', I was able 
AM> to get onto port 23, and even able to "GET /" on port 80, but port 25 just
AM> gives me 
AM> 
AM> 	telnet: connect to address 67.77.79.199: Connection refused
AM> 
AM> So either you're not accepting connections on that port or you're being 
AM> blocked furthur upstream.
AM> 


This is weird.  I have a local IP of 192.168.2.111, and localhost of
127.0.0.1.  Ok, I can 'telnet localhost 25' and connect to postifx.  I
CANNOT 'tellnet 192.168.2.111 25'.  I get the 'connection refused' message. 


I called sprint, and they say that they are NOT blocking any ports, much
less port 25.  I have all the port forwarding enabled for port 25, 23, 80,
79, and others, on my router, and they all work.  except for port 25.

So, this leads me to believe that the problem is with postfix.  Is there
anything I can check to make sure that it is enabled to take calls from the
outside world?

Gryphon, aka Darryl Perry
Sysop of Cyberia BBS, Kingwood, TX.
telnet://cyberia.darktech.org

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