Dave Sill <MaxFreedom@sws5.ornl.gov> wrote in message news:<wx0d6dt7zyc.fsf@sws5.ornl.gov>...
> "jbottero" <jbottero@botteronet.com> writes:
>
> > I'm having some problems with qmail set-up. Here is the output after
> > installing. I can't connect from a pop3 mail client. Where should I be
> > looking to see if I've properly configured?
>
> From the tests you ran, you can see that the service itself is
> working. So the problem could be either on the client, or somewhere
> between the client and the server--i.e., a firewall at your ISP or on
> the server itself. If you're running iptables/ipchains or some other
> packet filtering software, make sure that's not blocking the
> connection. If that's not it, check with your ISP.

The machine is sitting behind a router / firewall in the room next to
me, and the guy who controls the router assures me that the proper
ports are open. I think I have very minimal iptable filtering at the
moment (though it's very high on the list of things getting done, I
also have a hardware firewall that should not be giving me issues).

Perhaps I'm simply not understanding how qmail is configured. For
example, if I wish to use some mail client for pop3 access, what is
the server name? I believe that the only info that I fed it was

../config-fast xxx.net

where, of course, xxx.net is a FQDN.

Is an MX record even necessary since I'm not having some other (for
example a service) domain handle my mail?