Re: [LUG] SMTP through the Firewall

[Mike <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 14.10.2002 15:24 Rick Timmis wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I have got sendmail running behind my Smoothwall Firewall, So far I
> have got
> everything configured fine with help from Andrew pearce. The only
> thing I am
> currently unable to do is get a connection from the outside through
> the
> firewall to the sendmail server.
> I have set up Port Forwarding of all smtp (25) traffic to the server
> IP and
> have also granted external access through the firewall for the server
> to Send
> out through. Outgoing mail is working correctly but incoming mail is
> not.
>
> I am unable to Telnet into the mail server from the outside, basically
> i get
> Escape Character is
> Connection closed by foreign host.
>
> I can however open an outgoing Telnet connection to my ISP's MTA
>
> Am I doing something wrong with the firewall config???
>
> Any Help greatly appreciated
>
> Regards and Best Wishes Rick
>
> PS If i get this bit finished then Gates's Software can go in the Bin

Actually, I have just had thought,
Are we sure we are getting to your firewall?
It's not your ISP getting in the way is it?
It could be that we are getting to your ISP's mail server which is 
rejecting us, don't know why though.

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