This is Linux 2.4.21-15.ELsmp #1 SMP Thu Apr 22 00:18:24 EDT 2004 i686
i686 i386 GNU/Linux.

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[me@computing log]$ mail -n -v -s 'test from linux' me@my.edu
test again from linux
..
EOT
me@my.edu... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay...
me@my.edu... Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1]
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It's not right.  This machine should connect to another machine rather
than 127.0.0.1 via relay.  Is there a way to change that?  I think it
must be configured somewhere.  But I don't know where.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Bing

Bing wrote:
> This is Linux 2.4.21-15.ELsmp #1 SMP Thu Apr 22 00:18:24 EDT 2004 i686
> i686 i386 GNU/Linux.
> 
> -----------------
> [me@computing log]$ mail -n -v -s 'test from linux' me@my.edu
> test again from linux
> .
> EOT
> me@my.edu... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay...
> me@my.edu... Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1]
> -----------------
> 
> It's not right.  This machine should connect to another machine rather
> than 127.0.0.1 via relay.  Is there a way to change that?  I think it
> must be configured somewhere.  But I don't know where.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Do you use sendmail-8.12 as your MTA server ?

Sendmail-8.12 uses relaying to localhost:25 to avoid being installed as set 
root id (as have been recomended for older versions).

You can find more detailed description at
http://www.sendmail.org/secure-install.html

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Bing wrote:
> This is Linux 2.4.21-15.ELsmp #1 SMP Thu Apr 22 00:18:24 EDT 2004 i686
> i686 i386 GNU/Linux.

> me@my.edu... Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1]

See sendmail/SECURITY, it's the MSP that generates this error.
See also cf/README if you don't want to run a local daemon.

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