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~ > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > >________________________________________________ > >See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > >post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > >Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > Steven M. Klass > Physical Design Engineering Manager > > Andigilog Inc. > 7404 W. 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