THUFIR HAWAT wrote: > On 3/27/06, Matt Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > THUFIR HAWAT wrote: >> > >> >> Why can I not telnet to my own localhost? >> > >> > Is leafnode enabled? Or is it still disabled? >> > >> > Check your xinetd configuration. > > I think it's enabled, see below.
Yes, it is, you're right. What's showing up in the logs? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ netstat -an | grep nntp Of course not. Reading the man pages might help... -n will not do any name resolving. So, do: netstat -an | grep 119 > Is it a problem with the FQDN? On re-reading the FAQ, I changed the > hostname as I don't own gmail.com, but I *do* have an account with > gmail, so... so... what? You're still not allowed to use gmail.com as the hostname part of your MID. > Most of what's been written in reply goes over my head. Well, there are howtos out there. And there's professional, paid-for help. Alexander Skwar -- BOFH Excuse #451: astropneumatic oscillations in the water-cooling -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list