It took me a while to figure that out. I was using smtp and pop
prefixes to localhost.

It also appeared that I had to let my firewall allow Hermes to act
as a server, even when not connected to anything else.

Finally, since I was trying to send mail from a java servlet, I also
had to let my firewall allow tomcat to act as a server, along with
other javax attempts to reach the internet.

As I loosened things up, I finally found trace files showing that
Hermes was getting contacted.

Thanks for your help.

--- In Hermes-Server@yahoogroups.com, Dave <dgareau1951@y...> wrote:
> If you are using outlook express both of your mail servers should
be setup as 127.0.0.1 for local mail testing.
>
> jslezak_soft_eng <jslezak_soft_eng@y...> wrote:
>
> I want to test some sendmail tutorials (disconnected from any
> network) using user@localhost type of addressing. I seem to be
> missing some configuration steps, possible including having a real
> live DNS server.
>
> I've tried touching Hermes by setting up Outlook express accounts
> for smtp.localhost and pop.localhost, but apparently that is not
> enough to get the test moving.
>
> What obvious steps am I missing and where would I find appropriate
> documentation to help understand what I'm missing?
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