Subj : Re: Getting email
To   : Deuce
From : Gryphon
Date : Sat Jul 02 2005 10:10 pm

On 07-02-05, Deuce said...
 
D>   Re: Re: Getting email
D>   By: Gryphon to Digital Man on Fri Jul 01 2005 23:18:00
D> 
D>  > On 07-01-05, Digital Man said...
D>  > 
D>  > DM> Using netstat, as eluded to in the FAQ I pointed you to already 
D> (assumin
D>  > DM> *nix)
D>  > 
D>  > DM>         netstat -ap | grep smtp
D>  > 
D>  > Results:
D>  > 
D>  > tcp        0     0 localhost:smtp      *:*  LISTEN    18450/master
D>  > unix    2      [ ACC ]  STREAM LISTENING 208669 18450/master private/sm
D>  > unix    2      [ ACC ]  STREAM LISTENING 208717 18459/master private/bs
D>  > 
D>  > Does that tell you anything?
D>  > 
D>  > Gryphon, aka Darryl Perry
D>  > Sysop of Cyberia BBS, Kingwood, TX.
D>  > telnet://cyberia.darktech.org
D>  > 
D> 
D> Yeah, it says that your mail server is only listening on localhost... that
D> to say nobody can connect except yourself.

Knowing almost nothing about mail clients/servers, and less about postfix
specifically, is it possible that it's defaulted that way because of open
relay and spamming issues?

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

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