linusguy 0 Posted August 22, 2005 Hi I can't seem to send mail Prob 1>Here is where I'm stuck (firewall on / off modes) linusguru:/ # telnet localhost 25 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'. 220 linusguru.linusguru.com ESMTP Postfix ehlo localhost 250-linusguru.linusguru.com 250-PIPELINING 250-SIZE 10240000 250-VRFY 250-ETRN 250 8BITMIME 421 linusguru.linusguru.com Error: timeout exceeded Connection closed by foreign host. same probs. with sendmail Any suggestions what I'm doing wrong.. loaded everything as defaulted 2>Any suggestions on MX dns record setup.. an example would be nice..let's say I have ex.com as a domain 3>WHat are the settings in phpbb2 if I am using sendmail or postfix I turn on smtp server to Y and should I put localhost (127.0.0.1 or wan ip? example ex.com or smtp.ex.com) Thanks!!!! Share this post Link to post