Re: [9fans] SMTP mail

[nigel@9fs.org]

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Yes, it is obvious that

1) your listener is not running (check for existence of /rc/bin/service/tcp25)

or

2) the listener cannot launch /rc/bin/service/tcp25

or

3) upas/smtpd fails to run to the point at which it writes out the banner


Make sure the file /sys/log/listen exists and is append only and world read/write.
You should see messages in there indicating the call (i.e. the TCP socket from
your telnet got established).


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From: "William Staniewicz" <wstan@localhostnl.demon.nl>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] SMTP mail
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 02:58:13 +0100
Message-ID: <20001219025813.A214@localhost.local>

On Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 02:22:07PM +0000, nigel@9fs.org wrote:
> Probably Demon called and failed.
> 
> You can check that the listener is working by
> 
> telnet tcp!<your machine>!25
> 
> it should say 
> 
> 220 <your machine> SMTP
> 
> If not, then you haven't got the listener launched properly.
> 
> If so, then there is a problem delivering the mail.
> 
> You can also try modifying /rc/bin/service/tcp25 to
> turn on debugging (see the manual), and then create /sys/log/smtpd with
> read/write permission for all.
> 
> You could then
> 
> tail -f /sys/log/smtpd
> 
> and then dial Demon and see what happens.
> 
> Other faults include /mail/box/<user name> not existing.

	I used "aux/listen tcp" and ran "telnet tcp!localhost!25"

	the result was a long pause and a ...

	"telnet: connection timed out(connect x.x.x.x!25)"

			x.x.x.x = my ip address

	I guess I will try to set up the debugging and see what
	that will tell me unless it is obvious at this point
	with the telnet attempt.

Bill