Subj : SMTP server name
To   : All
From : WxMan
Date : Mon Jun 20 2005 08:21 am

Hi folks.  I'm "THIS" close to getting my Synchronet system online, and have 
hit a snag (actually two, one big, the other small).  I'm sure I can get the 
answers here.  I'll try to give as much info as I can...

The OS for the BBS is Redhat Linux 8.0.  I have downloaded and 
installed/configured Synchronet and have nearly all services responding through
a Wingate 3.x firewall.  Ports are mapped accordingly on the fireall and 
communications SEEM to be working okay.

First of all, the problem is a mis-named SMTP server parameter on SBBS.  When 
the sendmail service runs, it is attempting to send mail to a server that is 
not accessible.  I need to know where to find the name of the SMTP server in 
the Synchronet configuration and change it.  I've looked in the .INI files in 
the /SBBS/CTRL directory, and at all the options available when running the 
configuration utility (SCFG? can't remember and I'm not at that machine now).  
I simply cannot find anything for changing the name of the SMTP server that the
BBS looks for.  I need to route outbound e-mail to port 25 of my proxy 
machine.  In all my other Linux and Mac machines, I simply point SMTP services 
to 192.168.0.1 port 25 and they go to town.  This is what I want to so with 
SBBS.  I THOUGHT that making the Wingate machine my "relay mail" server would 
do it, but it doesn't.  I know that it's there, and right in front of me, but I
simply can't find it.

Secondly, is there a user editor utility for use at the Linux console?  If I 
can find it, then I can change my password on my account, thereby letting me 
log into my own BBS.

You see..  I attempted to make a user on the BBS for my use as SysOp.  And now 
I can't log in because Synchronet can't mail my password to me!  heh heh.. I 
know, what a dummy, but hey.  It's my first week with a new program.  I'm 
trying to convert from Searchlight, and so far I'm liking Synchronet a WHOLE 
lot better. Now if I could only log in!

Anyway, thanks for listening, and if you need any more info, I'll provide what 
I can.  I'll check back here, and I'm haunting the Vertraun IRC server as I 
write.  Also, if anyone desires to repond via e-mail, I'm at 
rsirois@stny.rr.com.  Thanks again folks!

WxMan

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