Re: Can't post to this list via Mutt
On Fri, Oct 31, 2003 at 01:09:02PM -0500, David Fishburn wrote:
>
> I am having an unusal problem.
> I am trying to convert over to Mutt from MS Outlook.
>
> When I attempt to send a message to mutt-users@xxxxxxxx from Mutt, it
> indicates the message was sent correctly.
> No POSTMASTER messages come back indicating failed delivery.
>
> Yet my post never shows up.
> I seem to be able to post only from Outlook.
Try this:
---- begin telnet capture ----
anthony@ultra:~> telnet 127.0.0.1 25
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to 127.0.0.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 ultra.manch.office.easynet.net ESMTP Postfix
quit
221 Bye
Connection closed by foreign host.
---- end telnet capture ----
If you don't get a login banner from an MTA (Mail Transfer Agent, or
"mail server") when telnetting to 127.0.0.1 on port 25, you don't have
one running. Mutt is unlike Outlook and most other Windows email
clients in that it doesn't have it's own MTA functionality built in.
Mutt is a Mail User Agent (MUA) and a separate MTA must be installed
(and running) on the host machine. There are a variety of these,
Postfix being my choice (largely as that is what my Linux distribution
comes with).
If you do get a login banner from an MTA when telnetting to 127.0.0.1 on
port 25 and mails still are apparently not being delivered, the MTA may
need re-configuring, or their may be some other cause.
--
Anthony Edwards
anthony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx