Sendmail using SMTP

[Bernard Bravo]

Hi,

What could be the problem on my setup...I was able to send mail within the server but I cant send it outside...
below are the messages...

#sendmail -v jag@localhost.globetel.com.ph

TESTING

jag@localhost.globetel.com.ph... Connecting to srgt001.globetel.com.ph. via smtpr...

Deferred: Connection timed out with srgt001jag@localhost.globetel.com.ph... Deferred: Connection timed out wit


HOPE SOMEBODY could help me...

thanks in advance..

bernard

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Hi,

Is this server setup with DNS..??
Check DNS configuration, /etc/nsswitch.conf and check resolve.conf.

In senmdial.cf what is DS flag is set for..?
DS is the smarthost where you can send all the external mails to a your mail server.

Good luck

-USA..

[Bernard Bravo]

Hi,

Nope its not configured as DNS...

I configure it using BIND as Client of a BIND Server...

thanks.

[Wodisch]

Hello Bernard,

do you really have an DNS entry for "localhost"???
And it should be an "MX" entry, too!
And that DNS-server must be used by the receiving station, too (or at least get the same MX-record from the DNS-server it is using).

Just my $0.02,
Wodisch

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Hi,
OK.. Do you have DNS Server..??
IF yes get a MX entry for your this server
-USA...

[David Lodge]

Is the SMTP server running on the gateway machine? ie can you do a:

telnet srgt001.globetel.com.ph 25

Is it behind a firewall, can you ping it?

[Kevin Wright]

You seriously have a host named localhost? I doubt it. try to nslookup that host name and I bet it fails.