[NTLUG:Discuss] Can sendmail listen on multiple ports?

Randall Gibson wabbit at tvec.net
Thu Nov 16 07:27:51 CST 2000


You may want to try editing /etc/services file to see if that will change
the port. You have to do a 'killall -HUP inetd'  if you change anything.


On Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:07:47 Egome wrote:
> Some isp's are filtering packets outbound on port 25.   OK..well it's ONE
> isp in particular who shall remain nameless but whose initials are
> B.I.G.P.L.A.N.E.T.
> 
> At any rate, when the user is on the road, he cannot contact his mail
> server
> (or any other mail server) to send his mail.  The ISP's mail server's
> won't
> relay his messages because the return address is different from his isp
> email account.
> 
> sooOOoOOooo, if I could make sendmail listen on ports 25 AND say...2525,
> we
> could BYPASS the SMTP filter.
> 
> So, can it be done?  I have yet to find out how to make it listen on BOTH
> ports?  Am I missing something?
> 
> -Richard
> 
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