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Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 23:47:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: John Kim <jkim AT sciences DOT sdsu DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Exim says TCP port "smtp" not found
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On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, John Kim wrote:

> I just downloaded & installed Cygwin w/ Exim on a Windows 2000 box and...
>  - ran exim-conf successfully
>  - chmod-ed all the log files & directories to SYSTEM:root
>  - created the /var/mail and /var/spool/mail directories.
>
> When I try to start exim service ("net start exim" from Cygwin bash shell) it
> says that it cannot be started. When I look in the log files, it says (in
> cygrunsrv_err.log):
>  TCP port "smtp" not found.
>
> I looked in /etc/services and SMTP at port 25 is there (I hadn't touched the
> file to begin with).
>
> What should I do?

Read <http://cygwin.com/problems.html>, and follow its directions for
reporting Cygwin-related problems.  However, my crystal ball informs me
that you have installed Cygwin as "Just for me".  See the FAQ on "Why
don't my services work?": <http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_3.html#SEC33>.
	Igor
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