From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 17 16:34:51 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 3B24916A422 for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:34:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC51B43D6B for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:34:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from flame.pc (aris.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.226]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.5/8.13.5/Debian-3) with ESMTP id k1HGXxaa001031 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:34:00 +0200 Received: from flame.pc (flame [127.0.0.1]) by flame.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1HGXlTG013076; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:33:47 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by flame.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k1HGXls2013075; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:33:47 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:33:47 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: David Banning Message-ID: <20060217163347.GB13036@flame.pc> References: <20060217160651.GA22179@skytracker.ca> <002601c633dd$1a7349f0$1215450a@ad.ewsad.net> <20060217162952.GA31165@skytracker.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060217162952.GA31165@skytracker.ca> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-3.353, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.85, BAYES_00 -2.60, DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE 0.20) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr Cc: Erin Fortenberry , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mail port 8025 conundrum X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:34:51 -0000 On 2006-02-17 11:29, David Banning wrote: > > It looks like nothing is bound to port 8025 on 127.0.0.1 (localhost). > > > > You can do a sockstat and verify. > > root# sockstat -l | grep 8025 > tofmipd python 238 5 tcp4 209.161.205.12:8025 *:* > root# > > sockstat verifies that I have 8025 open on port 209.161.205.12 which > is the IP address for all 7 domains. I don't understand why 8025 > -should- be bound to 127.0.0.1 > > >From my persective, the fact that telnet banning.ca 8025 -looks- to > 127.0.0.1 is a problem. I would expect it to go to the DNS server, > find the IP address and connect. That depends, of course, on what your nsswitch.conf or hosts.conf file has been set up for :)