On the box that works, try

telnet localhost 25

and see if anything responds. It could be another MTA, like postfix,
qmail, exim... look for those, too.

-A

--- Anthony Boynes <anthonyboynes@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Are you positive you don't have sendmail running on
> either box?  Even local delivery will require some
> sort of MTA.
> 
> Anthony
> 
> 
> --- AZ Pete <az_pete@cactusfamily.com> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > I have a Redhat 9 box and I can't seem to get local
> > mail to work.
> > 
> > I'd like to be able to simply run this command.
> > mail -s "hello" peter
> > 
> > This should send a message to local user peter
> > (after I type in the message).
> > 
> > However, I get the following error, when I add the
> > -v flag:
> > 
> > peter... Connecting to [127.0.0.1] via relay...
> > peter... Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1]
> > 
> > 
> > I have another Redhat 9 box that I can execute the
> > above command on with no 
> > troubles.  As far as I can see both boxes are
> > configured the same.
> > I don't have sendmail running on either machine, but
> > I do not believe I 
> > need to have it running simply to deliver mail to
> > local users.  I also have 
> > no firewall running (iptables, ipchains) on either
> > machine.  These machines 
> > are strictly for internal use and are not even
> > connected to the Internet, 
> > only the local LAN.
> > 
> > Any ideas???
> > Thanks,
> > Peter
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > PLUG-discuss mailing list -
> > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change  you mail
> > settings:
> >
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
> 
> 
> __________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster
> http://search.yahoo.com
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change  you mail settings:
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss


__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster
http://search.yahoo.com
---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change  you mail settings:
http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss