Re: unable to send mail from UNIX

blmblm_at_myrealbox.com
Date: 11/25/05 

Date: 25 Nov 2005 00:56:21 GMT

In article <slrndoclt2.6jr.BitTwister@wb.home.invalid>,
Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
>On 24 Nov 2005 16:04:15 -0800, papu wrote:
>>
>> I have suse 9.1 linux and I would like it if you can give me
>> instruction on how to configure sendmail on it.
>
>Most ISP do not want you running any servers. I have my
>firewall blocking all inbound attempts so not to violate the
>Acceptable Use Policy.
>

Um, does setting up sendmail so that outgoing mail goes to the ISP's
mail server (which is what I think the OP wants) constitute "running
a server"? I wouldn't have thought so. How is this different from
running any other MTA? Or maybe I don't understand what the OP wants.

>
>Postfix is real easy to set up on a box which is getting dhcp ip from
>my ISP. here are my LAN and WAN settings.
>
>
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