On Mon, Sep 13, 1999 at 10:36 +0200, wmmvdwee wrote:
I'am running SuSe Linux on my server, with sendmail, fetchmail etc. All works perfect for all Linux workstation clients. Now I have installed a new client running Win95 with Netscape 4.6, with roaming access and other stuff.
How do the clients access their mail? I guess they use smtp and pop2/pop3, they're quite common.
I tried to get the incomming E-mail, and send E-mail via the Linux server but it does not work. I have searched a lot of
WHAT doesn't work? The biggest problem with Windows software seems to be to tell the displayed messages from the real progress. So let's pile up some dull questions you might want to answer yourself: - is sendmail listening at the smtp port or did you only use a local sendmail invocation for sending mail? check this by typing 'netstat -a | grep smtp' - is a pop server running or do the (local) clients read /var/spool/mail or something via any network fs? 'netstat -a | grep pop' - is an imap server running? 'netstat -a | grep imap' DON'T believe ANYTHING a Windows program tells you (think of the "sysadmin" messages Outlook generates despite of the fact that the message never ever left the Windows machine and never had a chance to be blocked by any admin). Have a look at what's REALLY going on. 'tail -f /var/log/messages /var/log/mail /var/log/warn' is a good reading when tracking down "denied services". Try 'telnet serverhost servicename' for the correct or expected response when unsure of the service contacted. Next time you ask you don't want to tell us "I did everything right and it doesn't work, who can help?" -- crystal balls are rarely used in technical fields :> When you have a problem, don't just scan the archives for one concrete description but use your logs -- they're closer to you and faster to reach (usually they get sent to you in preprocessed i.e. filtered form anyway, if you have a normal workstation setup). virtually yours - Gerhard Sittig -- If you don't understand or are scared by any of the above ask your parents or an adult to help you.