Re: Problem on running telnet to send mail

[Stephen Liu <satimis@yahoo.com>]

--- Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:

> On 09/27/08 10:28, Stephen Liu wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> > 
> > 
> > Debian Etch
> > postfix-mysql 
> > mysql-server 
> > dovecot-imapd
> > 
> > 
> > Encounter problem on running telnet to send mail.
> > 
> > 
> > $ telnet localhost 25
> > Trying 127.0.0.1...
> > Connected to localhost.localdomain.
> > Escape character is '^]'.
> > HELO satimis.com
> > ehlo localhost
> > ehlo satimis.com
> > 
> > all above have no response.
> > 
> > 
> > Please advise where shall I check and how to fix the problem.  TIA
> 
> Are you sure that postfix is running properly?
> 
> $ telnet localhost 25
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> Connected to ip6-localhost.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 220 haggis.homelan ESMTP Postfix (Debian/GNU)
> HELO haggis
> 250 haggis.homelan
> quit
> 221 2.0.0 Bye
> Connection closed by foreign host.
> 


Hi Ron,


Just ran;

$ sudo /etc/init.d/postfix start
Password:
Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent: postfix.


$ telnet localhost 25
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.localdomain.
Escape character is '^]'.

Stop here.  Still the same.


B.R.
Stephen L





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