Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 18:40:37 -0400 From: Jim Brown <jpb@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net> To: David Ouyang <ntusnet@yahoo.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: My sendmail server won't recive mail Message-ID: <20020828224037.GA78413@sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net> In-Reply-To: <20020828222125.34883.qmail@web20010.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20020828222125.34883.qmail@web20010.mail.yahoo.com>
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* David Ouyang <ntusnet@yahoo.com> [2002-08-28 18:21]: > I just install FreeBSD 4.6, I use the default sendmail > configration, I can send mail, but can not recive, > (I already point DNS MX record to this server), > can anybody tell me what else I have to do to make it > work. > What is the Fully Qualified hostname? Do you control the DNS server? Do you have a remote shell account that you can run dig @your.name.server.here your.hostname.here MX Next, try to telnet to port 25 and run the SMTP exchange by hand: (helo, mail from: rcpt to: data) If no joy, Run tcpdump -b -vvv -x -X -s 1000 port 53 and repeat the above mail check. This should get you started... HTH, jpb === > Thanks in advance. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > http://finance.yahoo.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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