sendmail in suse 9.3

This is a discussion about sendmail in suse 9.3 in the Linux Hardware category; Hi I can't seem to send mail Prob 1>Here is where I'm stuck (firewall on / off modes) linusguru:/ # telnet localhost 25 Trying 127. 0. 0. 1. . . Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'.

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Hi
 
I can't seem to send mail
Prob 1>Here is where I'm stuck (firewall on / off modes)
 
linusguru:/ # telnet localhost 25
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 linusguru.linusguru.com ESMTP Postfix
ehlo localhost
250-linusguru.linusguru.com
250-PIPELINING
250-SIZE 10240000
250-VRFY
250-ETRN
250 8BITMIME
421 linusguru.linusguru.com Error: timeout exceeded
Connection closed by foreign host.
 
same probs. with sendmail
 
Any suggestions what I'm doing wrong.. loaded everything as defaulted
 
2>Any suggestions on MX dns record setup..
an example would be nice..let's say I have ex.com as a domain
 
3>WHat are the settings in phpbb2 if I am using sendmail or postfix
I turn on smtp server to Y
and should I put localhost (127.0.0.1 or wan ip? example
ex.com or smtp.ex.com)
 
Thanks!!!!

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