I have run out of time?! Can anyone please help?

proudhawk@uswestmail.net proudhawk@uswestmail.net
30 Jan 2001 12:51:04 -0800


There is one other soultion you can use (actually 2).
keep the cx string (as @home won't work without it)
and setup some aliases in your linuxconf.

also, it might not be a bad idea to setup 
a virtual redirector using dyndns.com
(I use pretorian.ath.cx and e-mail still gets here).


On Tue, 30 January 2001, "Steven M. Klass" wrote:

> 
> At 06:05 AM 1/30/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >I am not an expert on the @home network but I will give you some guidence. 
> >If anyone on plug can correct me please feel free. See
> >below.....
> >
> >Shea Ferring wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Phoenix Linux Users,
> > >         I have been playing around with Linux over the last few months, 
> > setting up
> > > a secure web server which runs perl cgi scripts, sends mail, uses openssl
> > > and does everything else a web server should do. Anyway, I have been 
> > using a
> > > lot of the standard message boards for answering my questions, and reading
> > > online docs and bought a few books, but I have run out of time and 
> > there are
> > > still a few more bugs that I have not figured out, and have not gotten
> > > answers to. I was wondering if there is anyone in the phoenix area who may
> > > have a free night available who can come over and help me clear up some of
> > > these problems. I know this is not a standard post, but I am in desperate
> > > need for some help, and getting hands on help is so much faster than online
> > > communication. If any of you Linux/Web gurus have a few free hours, I could
> > > pay for your time, or buy you lunch, or dinner or whatever if you could 
> > help
> > > me out. Here is a quick overview of what I am doing and where I am at:
> > >
> > > I have a cable modem/router/hub configuration which forwards all http and
> > > https requests to my Linux box. I have a domain name registered, and
> > > pointing to my DNS and IP (of the router). I have a trial cert from
> > > verisign. and I am running RedHat 7.0 with apache and openssl. Here are my
> > > problems.
> > >
> > > I am using @home, and any mail I send from my Linux box to @home, is
> > > bounced?
> 
> I have to make the assumption that your dns is working and that you have 
> set your box up as "your domain" and not that 
> cx-123.phx.chnd1.az.home.com.  Cox will only accept connections from your 
> cx number, otherwise it's relaying and they won't do it..
> 
> What is your domain and can I resolve it?
> 
> 
> >You cannot relay mail to @home if you are simply fowarding from individual 
> >accounts you should not have a problem with this. However if
> >you are trying to send mail to other host ie joeblow@yahoo.com you do not 
> >need to relay through @home mail servers. REDHAT Sendmail will
> >communicate with virtually all SMTP mail servers on the net. But you need 
> >to accept connections from the outside world on ports 25
> >(SMTP) and 110 (POP3) .
> 
>          You shouldn't need to accept connections on SMTP just send on 
> them.  This assumes you just want to "send" mail not recieve it.  As far as 
> sending mail you don't need to go through @home at all.  They will probably 
> not allow relaying as stated above.  Can you send mail? Locally (echo hello 
> | mail me@cx-123.phx.chnd1.az.home.com)?  Externally (joblow@hotmail.com)? 
> If you can send mail this is about all you are going to be able to do 
> within the cox framework.  Recieveing mail becomes difficult because now 
> you need to open SMTP for recieveing.  This also means your dns will have 
> to be able to be resolved.  Last time I tried this, cox does not reverse 
> look-up any @ home network.  So the best you could do is me@24.14.30.30 
> Attempting to hi-jack their ip won't work, it breaches your contract with 
> them.
>          You only need to open POP3 if you mant to get your mail from 
> external to your network.  Like at work?  But again, if your dns isn't 
> right then this is futile.
> 
> >This is where you might have problems with the @home network blocking 
> >incoming connections.
> >
> > >
> > > I can access my server from another machine on the LAN in https mode, but I
> > > can only connect using http from outside the LAN?
> > > When I connect using https, I get a message that the name on the security
> > > certificate does not match the name on the site?
> >
> >This is most likley because the reverse lookup is failing.
> >even if you are running you own dns server you are not authoritive for the 
> >reverse for
> >your public connected ip. @home is and I do not think they will release 
> >control or make the entry you need since you likly have a
> >consumer account.
> 
> Agreed, you are absolutely correct
> 
> > >
> > > My registered domain name does note come up, so I need to use the IP to
> > > connect to the site?
> > >
> >
> >I would have to know the domain name in order to help here.
> >
> >Anyway if you cannot get these issues resolved then you might try finding 
> >a local isp like the one I work for that offers server
> >colocation for 25 bucks a month*** or a friend who has dsl with static 
> >ip's and a friendly isp.
> >Robert Hendley
> >DIGITAL FRONTIER ACCESS
> 
> Another choice is to do something slightly different.  I did the same thing 
> about a year ago, and domain direct will allow you to route html pages to 
> an IP address.  So basically, you have a web site on a local box (@home 
> network) and they hold the dns info on it.  Then, when I connect to your 
> domain, it's redirected to your @ home site.  It's cheesy redirection, but 
> it works.  Now this IS A BREACH of your contract.  Be warned!!  If your IP 
> gets flagged, you could be left without anything!!
> 
> In short before you attempt anything else get your dns working.  If this 
> doesn't work for both the outside and the inside world, everything else 
> will be moot.:(
> 
> later
> 
> > >
> > > If anyone could please help me out it would be much appreciated. Thanks.
> > >
> > > ~Shea~
> > >
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