From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 27 12:04:16 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 493B616A4CE for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:04:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mx1.magmacom.com (mx1.magmacom.com [206.191.0.217]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 787D243D39 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:04:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ebudd@grokking.org) Received: from in2.magma.ca (in2.magma.ca [206.191.0.224]) by mx1.magmacom.com (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id i7RC4C1N017930 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:04:13 -0400 Received: from mx1.sohotech.ca (ottawa-hs-64-26-169-251.s-ip.magma.ca [64.26.169.251]) by in2.magma.ca (Magma's Mail Server) with ESMTP id i7RC4ANL014911 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:04:11 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.3] (heinlein.sohotech.ca [192.168.1.3]) (authenticated bits=0) by mx1.sohotech.ca (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i7RC4919040586 for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:04:09 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from ebudd@grokking.org) Message-ID: <412F2339.1000006@grokking.org> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:04:09 -0400 From: Ed Budd User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3 (X11/20040816) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.85.0.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.44 Subject: Re: sendmail help needed!!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:04:16 -0000 Hussain Umair wrote: > hi all, > im tryin to get my bsd box to run as an email server on my local lan, > squid is already running perfectly on that but my lan clients cannot > retrieve their mails through pop or smtp...ive tried everything but im > getting nowhere my bsd box has an ip 192.168.1.125 and the other one is > a static given to me by my service provider ...now ive installed > sendmail and qpopper but nothing seems to be working for me...and my lan > users cannot recieve their mails from yahoo or hotmail on their outlook > express...so kindly if any one has ne ideas to help me out here id b > greatfull ...config's might help alot...thanks in advance...chao > > First, take a deep breath. Then pour yourself a strong cup of coffee (or whatever helps you stay lucid) and head over to http://www.sendmail.org and do some serious reading. Start with the FAQ and the "Email Explained" document so you understand the fundamentals and how the different parts are supposed to work. Do the same for Qpopper. Expect to invest considerable effort (read: time) into learning this. Start by articulating precisely what you expect from your "mail server" then come back here and ask a *specific* question that those with more experience might be motivated to answer. Be prepared to provide details on steps you've taken to install and configure the appropriate components as well as specific error messages, contents of log files, etc. that seem pertinent to troubleshooting your problem (as *you* perceive it; hence the suggestion on "articulating expectations" above). Remember: the quality of what you'll get back is (usually) directly proportional to what you put in... EB