Re: mails not going thru'

[varun_saa@vsnl.net]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Taylor, Grant" <gtaylor@riverviewtech.net>
Date: Monday, May 9, 2005 11:37 am
Subject: Re: mails not going thru'

> > The server for which this iptables is being 
> > written. 
> > 
> > Client connected to the Mandrake 10.1 server.
> > With eth0 as WAN and eth1 as LAN.
> > 
> > I am not running any mail server.
> > client send/recieve thru' firewall
> > based iptables that is being discussed.
> 
> If you are trying to configure your email clients on your local LAN 
> to send email out via the internal IP address of your firewall 
> (that is not running any email it's self) via redirecting inbound 
> TCP connections to port 25 / 587 to a mail server somewhere on the 
> internet?  If that is the case you will need to set up a DNAT rule 
> that points to the mail server that you want to send email with.
> 
> Other than that I can't see any thing that would be preventing your 
> email from functioning.
> 
> 
> 
> Grant. . . .
> 
> Well my server in on Mandrake10.1
with eth0 as WAN with static IP
eth1 as LAN 192.168.0.xxx.

Clients connect to eth1 of the server.

I hope this help

Varun