Help installing Postfix

[Kanjii-Kun]

First off; I gotta say that I've been a baaaad panda...

I cracked; and I fled back to Windows XP after I was doing so well with Linux. Mostly it was because one of my friends BEGGED me to come back and play DAOC with her; so I naturally succumbed to the wicked ways of MS.

Anyways; getting to the point-

This is my 5th install of RH9.0, I've been having waaaaay too much fun with the Root\SU stuff... (I actually managed to ruin bash last time) So I'm trying to install Postfix now; and I told it to install Postfix during the main installation but I seem to be missing any directory at all or any files related to postfix.

Yes I ran "/etc/cron.daily/slocate.cron" and then ran the 'locate postfix' query; with still no results.

I DID search the forums, and I did not find anything on installing postfix, but I remember posting a question about it before and getting an answer on where to find installation documentation, so I run back to what I know works!

Okay; so since I got off on 101 tangents; I'm gonna restate my request: Can someone please tell me where I can find GOOD PROPER documentation on installing Postfix over Sendmail?

Thanks Guys (and the few female geeks out there too)


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[je_fro]

Go to the Mail Transport Agent Switcher and do it that way...easier. If you've got it right there will be a file called /etc/main.cf that you'll read and edit (if neccessary).

[X_console]

Why not just download the source for postfix itself and install that? The INSTALL or README file comes with a complete guide to installing it over Sendmail. The way I do it is during the Linux install, I just say no to Sendmail, then once install is done with, I download postfix and install it. That way I don't have to clean up the left over binaries and files Sendmail leaves behind.

[Kanjii-Kun]

Augh!!

When I had the problem last time; what I understood was that I NEEDED sendmail installed first so that postfix (I guess) had something to piggyback off of while it worked....

But I'm going to try these two things and see if they work; if they don't I'll post again ::)

[Kanjii-Kun]

Mail Transport Agent Switcher.....

I did that; and switched to Postfix; but I'm curious...

I know that to call postfix you can use the same commands and syntax as you could with sendmail, and it will be routed to postfix instead.... but how can I check for sure that I did it right? (True there is only two options on the MTAS window, but I've been around computers long enough to know that a, idiot user can screw anything up.

Thanks again guys!

You $#^&@*$ ROCK!!

[fredg]

Telnet to port 25 and read the banner. If you haven't disabled the feature, this will tell you what mail daemon is running.

Or you could just send mail into the box, read it, look at its headers, and see what the Received: header says.

[Kanjii-Kun]

um....

I don't know how to do either of those...

Right now I'm not running a mail server really; just using it for outgoing mail at this time... But Teleneting into it.... Oi...

Well I take that back; when my boyfriend gets home he can do it for me :) heh, I'm so pathetic :P

Thanks guys, you've all been a great help (as usual)

[fredg]

open a shell on the machine, type this in and hit Enter. Type quit and Enter when done.

telnet localhost 25

[Kanjii-Kun]

Dude, again you rock! (I'm running PostFix)

Thanks a bundle!!

<Latches onto fredg and gives him a big hug for all his help>

[fredg]

Learn something every day, at least I do.

Glad to have helped.