I assume this machine doesn't have ipchains?  If it does, and there is a
rule that lets all traffic from your subnet in, but not much else, that
would explain a connection refused message from outside your subnet.

-Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org
> [mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Munir Nassar
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 1:37 PM
> To: Twin Cities Linux User Group
> Subject: [TCLUG] TCPd hosts.allow problems
> 
> 
> I am having problems using the hosts.{allow|deny} with IMAPs 
> and POP3s it
> seems that the tcp wrapper is denying access to those ports,
> 
> in the hosts.deny i have:
> ALL: ALL
> 
> and in the hosts.allow i have
> ALL: {my subnet}
> sendmail: ALL
> named: ALL
> httpd: ALL
> sshd: ALL
> imapd: ALL
> ipop3d: ALL
> 
> but for some reason i cannot access imapd and ipop3d through telnet
> (connection refused)
> 
> i am using WU-imapd,ipop3d with stunnel, machines in my subnet are
> working.
> 
>  -munir
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