jonathan gonzalez wrote:
> Hi Steven
>
> thank you for answer my question.
>
> I've checked that exim is the only one MTA. Of course it doesn't run
> because the error doesn't allow the program runs. The exactly error i
> get is this:
>
> Starting MTA: 2005-07-16 15:20:25 Exim configuration error:
> TCP port "smtp" not found
>
>
> I have published a copy of muy actual exim4.conf file in my web site
> just to provide a source of what was running before and that actually
> seems not to be valid: http://www.surestorm.com/TMPFLDR/exim4.conf
>
> BTW the server is not running :(
>
> TIA,
> BR,
>
> jonathan
>
>
>
>
> Steven Wayne wrote:
>> On Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 05:12:54AM +0200, jonathan gonzalez wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> after install the brand new debian sarge the exim package gives me
>>> the following error that i'm unable to solve:
>>>
>>> tcp port smtp not found
>>>
>>> I've realized that the "services" file is readable and contains an
>>> entry at least with the smtp reference to the 25/tcp port, but this
>>> seems not to be enough.
>>>
>>> Can anyone help me solve this issue or point me in the good
>>> direction?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Is port 25 blocked in any firewall rules?
>>
>> Is Exim the only MTA running?
>>
>> What does "netstat -pant|grep :25" show? Look for a line like:
>>
>> tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25
>>
>> and check the PID/Program name on the far right.
>>
>> Steven.
Is smtp in /etc/services?
$ grep smtp /etc/services
smtp 25/tcp mail
$
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