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Old 01-16-2004
Markus Thiel
 
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Default Re: Receive mail addressed to user@[IP address] instead of domain

as far as I know it's not possible to send mails to user@IP at all!



"Mark L. Cooper" <mlcooper54_NO_SPAM_@aol.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:bu7gmf$eokmd$1@ID-147466.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hello all,
>
> I want to be able to receive mail addressed to testuser@123.4.567.890. I
> have the basic default postfix configuration at the moment. I can send

mail
> out, but cannot receive.
>
> I am new to postfix (and Linux in general).
>
> I am in the process of setting up postfix to act as my Internet mail

server.
> At this point I do not have a domain name or an MX record. I do have a
> static IP address. Again, I am just learning this stuff. Once I get this
> working, I'll move my MX address from my current web hosting company to my
> own IP address.
>
>
> 123.4.567.890 is not the real IP address<g>
>
> Here's a transcript from a bounced e-mail to testuser:
>
> ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> <testuser@[123.4.567.890]>
> (reason: 554 <testuser@[123.4.567.890]>: Recipient address rejected:
> Relay access denied)
>
>
> ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> ... while talking to [123.4.567.890]:
>
>
> >>> DATA

>
>
> <<< 554 <testuser@[123.4.567.890]>: Recipient address rejected: Relay

access
> denied
> 554 5.0.0 Service unavailable
> <<< 554 Error: no valid recipients
>
> The particulars:
>
> Red Hat 9.0
> Webmin 1.110
> Postfix 1.1.12
> testuser is a valid account.
> I can logon to SquirrelMail on this box with the testuser account.
> I can send e-mail out through postfix from a workstation on the network
> running Eudora.
> I have done all configuration (minimal) via Webmin up to this point.
>
> I am reading the Webmin documentation on setting up Postfix, but I'm not
> sure where to go from here.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Mark
>
>
>
>
> ---
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>
>



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