On 3/21/2011 9:25 AM, lance raymond wrote:
> I am close to having this production server in place and working,
> running on CentOS 5 patch updated (thanks Steve).  I have mysql working
> nicely with dovecot, and can send mail using both squirrelmail and
> roundcube but all outsite mail in is refused.  An outside port scan
> shows 25 as closed, and a netstat internal shows;
> 
> Active Internet connections (only servers)
> Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address               Foreign
> Address             State       PID/Program name  
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:3306 <http://0.0.0.0:3306>               
> 0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      18627/mysqld       
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:25 <http://127.0.0.1:25>               
> 0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      2080/master        
> tcp        0      0 :::993                     
> :::*                        LISTEN      5001/dovecot       
> tcp        0      0 :::995                     
> :::*                        LISTEN      5001/dovecot       
> tcp        0      0 :::110                     
> :::*                        LISTEN      5001/dovecot       
> tcp        0      0 :::143                     
> :::*                        LISTEN      5001/dovecot       
> tcp        0      0 :::80                      
> :::*                        LISTEN      4401/httpd         
> tcp        0      0 :::22                      
> :::*                        LISTEN      2128/sshd          
> 
> When I telnet localhost 25 I get the postfix connect, outside I am
> refused.  Firewall is disabled, so it seems to be a postfix issue,
> although looking above, it seems (I am not sure though) that the
> 0.0.0.0:* should mean anyone right?  Reading on what interfaces it
> listens on, the main.cf <http://main.cf> does have;
> intet_interfaces = all which is the only thing I have found so far.
> 
> Also, running;
> /ls -l /proc/2080 | grep exe
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Mar 21 05:49 exe -> /usr/libexec/postfix/master
> /
> So am I looking at a server blocking 25, or is it postfix only listening
> on the localhost?  Thanks.


Possibly firewall? SELinux?  Something upstream blocking it inbound?

-Matt

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