Need help to configure sendmail

[Frank Peng]

Yes. I am using Sympatico ADS and I cannot telnet
anywhere 25 except local.

So I have to find out Sympatico's mail server name or
IP to put it into my DNS server's MX record,then
Sympatico forwords all email to my linux box?

Thanks!

Frank Peng.


--- Fraser Campbell <fraser-eicrhRFjby5dCsDujFhwbypxlwaOVQ5f at public.gmane.org>
wrote:

> On Tuesday 28 December 2004 16:45, Frank Peng wrote:
> > the mailq command says
> >
> > iBOLZgJX000383       47 Fri Dec 24 16:36
> > frank_peng_01-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
> >                  (Deferred: Connection timed out
> with
> > mx4.mail.yahoo.com.)
> >       root-tWQoongPzM9NivhThqwQo9BPR1lH4CV8 at public.gmane.org
> [snip]
> > It looks yahoo.com ignore familywehbouse.com's
> email.
> > Since this name is resulved, why this happen? I do
> not
> > know.
> 
> My guess would be that you are using Sympatico DSL
> Internet at home.  
> Sympatico does not allow you to send email directly
> to the Internet, all 
> email must go through their servers.
> 
> Try this:
> 
>     telnet mx4.mail.yahoo.com 25
> 
> You will see that you cannot connect to Yahoo's mail
> exchangers ... if you 
> aren't using Sympatico then there might be another
> reason (perhaps you have 
> local firewall rules installed that block SMTP?).
> 
> -- 
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