[CentOS] Mail has quit working

Sat Aug 25 10:35:45 UTC 2018
TE Dukes <tdukes at palmettoshopper.com>


> -----Original Message-----
> From: CentOS [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Gordon
> Messmer
> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2018 2:02 AM
> To: centos at centos.org
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Mail has quit working
> 
> On 08/24/2018 05:40 PM, TE Dukes wrote:
> >
> >>      getent hosts localhost
> > ::1                        localhost
> 
> Can't say that's what I expected.  What about "getent hosts 127.0.0.1"?

127.0.0.1       localhost

> 
> Also, uncomment the ::1 line in /etc/hosts.

OK
> 
> >> Can you reach localhost by "normal" means?
> >>      telnet localhost 25
> > I cannot.
> 
> 
> Can you share the specific output of the command?  It might help. From
> what you've told us, localhost resolves to the IPv6 local address, and
> that address is present on your "lo" device.  You *should* be able to
> connect.  The type of error might indicate what is still wrong with the
> system.
> 
Trying 71.28.79...
telnet: connect to address 71.28.79.87: Connection timed out

TIA