From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 28 18:25:30 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8816F16A419 for ; Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:25:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 192EE13C45A for ; Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:25:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lBSIOwKS002209; Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:24:59 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20071228122316.02469808@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:24:50 -0600 To: Andrew Falanga , FreeBSD Questions From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <200712281033.40654.af300wsm@gmail.com> References: <200712281033.40654.af300wsm@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: How to make sendmail listen on an address other than the loopback X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:25:30 -0000 At 11:33 AM 12/28/2007, Andrew Falanga wrote: >Hi, > >I'm trying to get an e-mail system working for my church >(whitneybaptist.org). >I've added a file called local-host-names in /etc/mail as described in the >Handbook, then did "/etc/rc.d/sendmail restart" and then did "sockstat | grep >sendmail" and got the following results: > >root sendmail 32889 3 tcp4 127.0.0.1:25 *:* >root sendmail 32889 4 dgram -> /var/run/logpriv >smmsp sendmail 696 3 dgram -> /var/run/log > > >Now, with the exception of the additional file, nothing has been done to this >stock sendmail configuration (system is 6.2-RELEASE-p7). How would I make >sendmail listen on the ip of 192.168.2.23? I do have some experience with >sendmail, however, it was several years ago and I've forgotten quite a bit. >Why isn't it listening on that address now? > >Andy Take a look at your settings for sendmail in /etc/rc.conf vs /etc/default/rc.conf You need two instances of sendmail running, one for local delivery, another for external mail send receive. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.