From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 3 17:50:47 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 8713E16A4CE for ; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 17:50:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from lakemtao04.cox.net (lakemtao04.cox.net [68.1.17.241]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC31743D46 for ; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 17:50:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brody@math.umd.edu) Received: from aleph.none.org ([68.106.108.68]) by lakemtao04.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040304015045.LMAJ10652.lakemtao04.cox.net@aleph.none.org>; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 20:50:45 -0500 Received: from aleph.none.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aleph.none.org (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i241ojia000853; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 20:50:45 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from brody@math.umd.edu) Received: (from justin@localhost) by aleph.none.org (8.12.9p2/8.12.9/Submit) id i241ojXk000850; Wed, 3 Mar 2004 20:50:45 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from brody@math.umd.edu) Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 20:50:45 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200403040150.i241ojXk000850@aleph.none.org> X-Authentication-Warning: aleph.none.org: justin set sender to brody@math.umd.edu using -f From: Justin To: m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk In-reply-to: <20040303071505.GB96929@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> (message from Matthew Seaman on Wed, 3 Mar 2004 07:15:05 +0000) References: <20040302205759.GB21233@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> <20040302223734.GA81585@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> <40452668.3010106@daleco.biz> <20040303071505.GB96929@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> cc: brody@math.umd.edu cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sendmail: Operation timed out with 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: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 01:50:47 -0000 Well, after all it seems I was trying to relay through the wrong server. I changed that and seem to be able to send mail at least. Perhaps the firewall makes the most sense for explaining why I seem to NEED to use a relay server now. Thanks so much for the help! -Justin Brody >>>>> "MS" == Matthew Seaman writes: MS> --IrhDeMKUP4DT/M7F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MS> Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: MS> quoted-printable MS> On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 08:11:36PM -0500, Justin Brody wrote: >> A couple pieces of information that might be relevant: About a >> month ago, I was running the same FBSD version with the same >> sendmail.cf from behind a different router connected to a >> different cable modem and calling my box "cogito.none.org". >> This seemed to work o.k. MS> After sleeping on it, I'm starting to think that the problem MS> is not actually within the SMTP setup, but is rather something MS> to do with firewalling or similar measures. Does your ISP MS> permit you to run SMTP servers? Many have been bitten very MS> badly by clueless windows users, and so deny use of SMTP to MS> all. Sometime this proscription also extends to enforcement MS> by transparent proxying or other measures to control SMTP MS> traffic from their clients. You should check with them as to MS> what their policy is. MS> Can you telnet to port 25 on the UMD server or the ISP's MS> server you're trying to connect to? If you can't get a MS> connection established, I'd suspect the problem is firewalling MS> somewhere between you and them. MS> Cheers, MS> Matthew MS> --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill MS> Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: MS> +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK MS> --IrhDeMKUP4DT/M7F Content-Type: application/pgp-signature MS> Content-Disposition: inline MS> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) MS> iD8DBQFARYX4dtESqEQa7a0RAk+IAJ4ub5jwhhkFdI6xls3FsFhp6yAO1wCfWR5/ MS> hw1fo8f416dSQ2EBqQVCzaY= =PNiO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- MS> --IrhDeMKUP4DT/M7F--