I used this HOWTO-- Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (Ubuntu 8.10). I can send mail from the server to outside address but can not recieve mail, as such it will not automatically create mailboxes for virtual users. I have made one change and that is. postconf -e 'mydestination = localhost, localhost.localdomain' As I'm trying to use a real domain that I have also listed in the mysql domains table. When I attempt to send mail to a address @eoinscaislean.com I receive the following output in the mail log. Dec 31 10:34:39 eoins01 postfix/master[10738]: daemon started -- version 2.5.5, configuration /etc/postfix Dec 31 10:36:01 eoins01 imapd: LOGIN, [email protected], ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], port=[34108], protocol=IMAP Dec 31 10:36:01 eoins01 imapd: LOGOUT, [email protected], ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], headers=0, body=0, rcvd=30, sent=238, time=0 Dec 31 10:36:01 eoins01 imapd: LOGIN, [email protected], ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], port=[34109], protocol=IMAP Dec 31 10:36:01 eoins01 imapd: LOGOUT, [email protected], ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], headers=0, body=0, rcvd=249, sent=1323, time=0 Dec 31 10:36:01 eoins01 imapd: LOGIN, [email protected], ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], port=[34110], protocol=IMAP Dec 31 10:36:01 eoins01 imapd: LOGOUT, [email protected], ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], headers=0, body=0, rcvd=301, sent=1015, time=0 Dec 31 10:36:43 eoins01 postfix/smtpd[10757]: connect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Dec 31 10:36:43 eoins01 postfix/smtpd[10757]: 5D96822A211: client=localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Dec 31 10:36:43 eoins01 postfix/cleanup[10761]: 5D96822A211: message-id=<2e0dcf82dee35d0e4f3266f88fe5a6bd.squirrel@eoins01.eoinscaislean.com> Dec 31 10:36:43 eoins01 postfix/qmgr[10743]: 5D96822A211: from=<[email protected]>, size=819, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Dec 31 10:36:43 eoins01 postfix/smtpd[10757]: disconnect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Dec 31 10:36:43 eoins01 imapd: LOGIN, [email protected], ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], port=[34116], protocol=IMAP Dec 31 10:36:43 eoins01 imapd: LOGOUT, [email protected], ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], headers=0, body=0, rcvd=681, sent=204, time=0 Dec 31 10:36:43 eoins01 imapd: LOGIN, [email protected], ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], port=[34118], protocol=IMAP Dec 31 10:36:43 eoins01 imapd: LOGOUT, [email protected], ip=[::ffff:127.0.0.1], headers=0, body=0, rcvd=119, sent=900, time=0 Dec 31 10:36:54 eoins01 postfix/smtpd[10773]: connect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Dec 31 10:36:54 eoins01 postfix/smtpd[10773]: 3512A22A213: client=localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Dec 31 10:36:54 eoins01 postfix/cleanup[10761]: 3512A22A213: message-id=<2e0dcf82dee35d0e4f3266f88fe5a6bd.squirrel@eoins01.eoinscaislean.com> Dec 31 10:36:54 eoins01 postfix/qmgr[10743]: 3512A22A213: from=<[email protected]>, size=1326, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Dec 31 10:36:54 eoins01 postfix/smtpd[10773]: disconnect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Dec 31 10:36:54 eoins01 amavis[7006]: (07006-02) Passed CLEAN, LOCAL [127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1] <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]>, Message-ID: <2e0dcf82dee35d0e4f3266f88fe5a6bd.squirrel@eoins01.eoinscaislean.com>, mail_id: NX5sMkSILN0s, Hits: 1.506, size: 819, queued_as: 3512A22A213, 10796 ms Dec 31 10:36:54 eoins01 postfix/smtp[10763]: 5D96822A211: to=<[email protected]>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024, delay=11, delays=0.06/0.01/0/11, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 Ok, id=07006-02, from MTA([127.0.0.1]:10025): 250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 3512A22A213) Dec 31 10:36:54 eoins01 postfix/qmgr[10743]: 5D96822A211: removed Dec 31 10:36:54 eoins01 postfix/smtp[10777]: connect to mail.eoinscaislean.com[24.223.106.205]:25: Connection refused Dec 31 10:36:54 eoins01 postfix/smtp[10777]: 3512A22A213: to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=0.18, delays=0.01/0.01/0.16/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mail.eoinscaislean.com[24.223.106.205]:25: Connection refused) The Domain name is eoinscaislean.com. The name of the physical box under 8.10 server edition is eoins01.eoinscaislean.com. The hostname I have used in postfix main.cf is mail.eoinscaislean.com. I have created both a mx record ; <<>> DiG 9.5.0-P2 <<>> mx eoinscaislean.com ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 54368 ;; flags: qr; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;eoinscaislean.com. IN MX ;; ANSWER SECTION: eoinscaislean.com. 6725 IN MX 0 mail.eoinscaislean.com. ;; Query time: 437 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.209.1#53(192.168.209.1) ;; WHEN: Wed Dec 31 10:44:38 2008 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 56 Also have created a A record for mail.eoinscaislean.com ; <<>> DiG 9.5.0-P2 <<>> mail.eoinscaislean.com ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 24225 ;; flags: qr; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;mail.eoinscaislean.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: mail.eoinscaislean.com. 6657 IN A 24.223.106.205 ;; Query time: 72 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.209.1#53(192.168.209.1) ;; WHEN: Wed Dec 31 10:45:57 2008 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 56
root@eoins01:/# netstat -tap Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name tcp 0 0 *:51234 *:* LISTEN 6637/teamspeak-serv tcp 0 0 *:14534 *:* LISTEN 6637/teamspeak-serv tcp 0 0 localhost.localdo:10024 *:* LISTEN 5656/amavisd (maste tcp 0 0 localhost.localdo:10025 *:* LISTEN 6527/master tcp 0 0 localhost.localdo:mysql *:* LISTEN 5735/mysqld tcp 0 0 *:netbios-ssn *:* LISTEN 6580/smbd tcp 0 0 *:www *:* LISTEN 7025/apache2 tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 5617/sshd tcp 0 0 *:ipp *:* LISTEN 6429/cupsd tcp 0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN 6527/master tcp 0 0 *:microsoft-ds *:* LISTEN 6580/smbd root@eoins01:/# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:14:85:11:a7:d6 inet addr:192.168.1.101 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::214:85ff:fe11:a7d6/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:5691 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:7969 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:1347225 (1.3 MB) TX bytes:1646117 (1.6 MB) Interrupt:20 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:880 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:880 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:71748 (71.7 KB) TX bytes:71748 (71.7 KB)
Does your router forward port 25 to 192.168.1.101? Also make sure that your ISP doesn't block port 25.
Port 25 is open in the router. While my ISP is not suppose to blocking any ports on my IP. I had them double check it. Then to try and verify that I could get mail through I changed the main.cf file to test it. After changing mydestination in main.cf to the following mydestination = localhost, localhost.localdomain, eoinscaislean.com I am able to receive mail but only for real system users and it dumps it into the /var/mail/ directory. Excerpt form mail log of mail sent to a real system user after changing the main.cf mydestinations Jan 2 16:47:18 eoins01 postfix/smtpd[12408]: warning: 209.85.198.246: address not listed for hostname rv-out-0708.google.com Jan 2 16:47:18 eoins01 postfix/smtpd[12408]: connect from unknown[209.85.198.246] Jan 2 16:47:19 eoins01 postfix/smtpd[12408]: 1B61D22A210: client=unknown[209.85.198.246] Jan 2 16:47:19 eoins01 postfix/cleanup[12414]: 1B61D22A210: message-id=<1230936427.7087.0.camel@FDLINUX> Jan 2 16:47:19 eoins01 postfix/qmgr[11392]: 1B61D22A210: from=<[email protected]>, size=2352, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Jan 2 16:47:29 eoins01 postfix/smtpd[12633]: connect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Jan 2 16:47:29 eoins01 postfix/smtpd[12633]: 2B9DE22A297: client=localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Jan 2 16:47:29 eoins01 postfix/cleanup[12414]: 2B9DE22A297: message-id=<1230936427.7087.0.camel@FDLINUX> Jan 2 16:47:29 eoins01 postfix/qmgr[11392]: 2B9DE22A297: from=<[email protected]>, size=2855, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Jan 2 16:47:29 eoins01 postfix/smtpd[12633]: disconnect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Jan 2 16:47:29 eoins01 amavis[6923]: (06923-03) Passed CLEAN, [209.85.198.246] [24.223.106.205] <[email protected]> -> <REAL SYSTEM [email protected]>, Message-ID: <1230936427.7087.0.camel@FDLINUX>, mail_id: q1X3mgVDtPw7, Hits: 2.884, size: 2352, queued_as: 2B9DE22A297, [email protected],[email protected], 9790 ms Jan 2 16:47:29 eoins01 postfix/smtp[12416]: 1B61D22A210: to=<REAL SYSTEM [email protected]>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024, delay=10, delays=0.52/0.01/0/9.8, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 2.0.0 Ok, id=06923-03, from MTA([127.0.0.1]:10025): 250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 2B9DE22A297) Jan 2 16:47:29 eoins01 postfix/qmgr[11392]: 1B61D22A210: removed Jan 2 16:47:29 eoins01 postfix/local[12634]: 2B9DE22A297: to=<REAL SYSTEM [email protected]>, relay=local, delay=0.09, delays=0.04/0.02/0/0.03, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to mailbox) Jan 2 16:47:29 eoins01 postfix/qmgr[11392]: 2B9DE22A297: removed Jan 2 16:47:49 eoins01 postfix/smtpd[12408]: disconnect from unknown[209.85.198.246] When I tried to CC a mail to a user listed only in the mysql database it returns Jan 2 16:42:35 eoins01 postfix/local[11733]: E3EBE22A298: to=<[email protected]>, relay=local, delay=0.04, delays=0.02/0/0/0.02, dsn=5.1.1, status=bounced (unknown user: "fdwalkergt") For the virtual user. But will relay the msg to the real system user that I had in the TO: field. To the /var/mail/ directory.
Code: root@eoins01:/# hostname eoins01 root@eoins01:/# Code: root@eoins01:/# hostname -f eoins01.eoinscaislean.com root@eoins01:/# Contents of /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 192.168.1.101 eoins01.eoinscaislean.com eoins01 192.168.1.101 WWW.EOINSCAISLEAN.COM 192.168.1.101 mail.eoinscaislean.com # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts ::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters ff02::3 ip6-allhosts Contents of /etc/postfix/main.cf # See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version # Debian specific: Specifying a file name will cause the first # line of that file to be used as the name. The Debian default # is /etc/mailname. #myorigin = /etc/mailname smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu) biff = no # appending .domain is the MUA's job. append_dot_mydomain = no # Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings #delay_warning_time = 4h readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix # TLS parameters smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/smtpd.cert smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/smtpd.key smtpd_use_tls = yes smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache # See /usr/share/doc/postfix/TLS_README.gz in the postfix-doc package for # information on enabling SSL in the smtp client. myhostname = mail.eoinscaislean.com alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases myorigin = /etc/mailname mydestination = localhost, localhost.localdomain relayhost = mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 mailbox_size_limit = 0 recipient_delimiter = + inet_interfaces = all html_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/html virtual_alias_domains = virtual_alias_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_forwardings.cf, mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_email2email.cf virtual_mailbox_domains = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_domains.cf virtual_mailbox_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_mailboxes.cf virtual_mailbox_base = /home/vmail virtual_uid_maps = static:5000 virtual_gid_maps = static:5000 smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = yes smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks, permit_sasl_authenticated, reject_unauth_destination transport_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_transports.cf virtual_create_maildirsize = yes virtual_mailbox_extended = yes virtual_mailbox_limit_maps = proxy:mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_mailbox_limit_maps.cf virtual_mailbox_limit_override = yes virtual_maildir_limit_message = "The user you are trying to reach is over quota." virtual_overquota_bounce = yes content_filter = amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024 receive_override_options = no_address_mappings Contents of /etc/postfix/master.cf # # Postfix master process configuration file. For details on the format # of the file, see the master(5) manual page (command: "man 5 master"). # # Do not forget to execute "postfix reload" after editing this file. # # ========================================================================== # service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args # (yes) (yes) (yes) (never) (100) # ========================================================================== smtp inet n - - - - smtpd #submission inet n - - - - smtpd # -o smtpd_tls_security_level=encrypt # -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes # -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING #smtps inet n - - - - smtpd # -o smtpd_tls_wrappermode=yes # -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes # -o smtpd_client_restrictions=permit_sasl_authenticated,reject # -o milter_macro_daemon_name=ORIGINATING #628 inet n - - - - qmqpd pickup fifo n - - 60 1 pickup cleanup unix n - - - 0 cleanup qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 qmgr #qmgr fifo n - - 300 1 oqmgr tlsmgr unix - - - 1000? 1 tlsmgr rewrite unix - - - - - trivial-rewrite bounce unix - - - - 0 bounce defer unix - - - - 0 bounce trace unix - - - - 0 bounce verify unix - - - - 1 verify flush unix n - - 1000? 0 flush proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap proxywrite unix - - n - 1 proxymap smtp unix - - - - - smtp # When relaying mail as backup MX, disable fallback_relay to avoid MX loops relay unix - - - - - smtp -o smtp_fallback_relay= # -o smtp_helo_timeout=5 -o smtp_connect_timeout=5 showq unix n - - - - showq error unix - - - - - error retry unix - - - - - error discard unix - - - - - discard local unix - n n - - local virtual unix - n n - - virtual lmtp unix - - - - - lmtp anvil unix - - - - 1 anvil scache unix - - - - 1 scache # # ==================================================================== # Interfaces to non-Postfix software. Be sure to examine the manual # pages of the non-Postfix software to find out what options it wants. # # Many of the following services use the Postfix pipe(8) delivery # agent. See the pipe(8) man page for information about ${recipient} # and other message envelope options. # ==================================================================== # # maildrop. See the Postfix MAILDROP_README file for details. # Also specify in main.cf: maildrop_destination_recipient_limit=1 # maildrop unix - n n - - pipe flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/bin/maildrop -d ${recipient} # # See the Postfix UUCP_README file for configuration details. # uucp unix - n n - - pipe flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail ($recipient) # # Other external delivery methods. # ifmail unix - n n - - pipe flags=F user=ftn argv=/usr/lib/ifmail/ifmail -r $nexthop ($recipient) bsmtp unix - n n - - pipe flags=Fq. user=bsmtp argv=/usr/lib/bsmtp/bsmtp -t$nexthop -f$sender $recipient scalemail-backend unix - n n - 2 pipe flags=R user=scalemail argv=/usr/lib/scalemail/bin/scalemail-store ${nexthop} ${user} ${extension} mailman unix - n n - - pipe flags=FR user=list argv=/usr/lib/mailman/bin/postfix-to-mailman.py ${nexthop} ${user} amavis unix - - - - 2 smtp -o smtp_data_done_timeout=1200 -o smtp_send_xforward_command=yes 127.0.0.1:10025 inet n - - - - smtpd -o content_filter= -o local_recipient_maps= -o relay_recipient_maps= -o smtpd_restriction_classes= -o smtpd_client_restrictions= -o smtpd_helo_restrictions= -o smtpd_sender_restrictions= -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject -o mynetworks=127.0.0.0/8 -o strict_rfc821_envelopes=yes -o receive_override_options=no_unknown_recipient_checks,no_header_body_checks -o smtpd_bind_address=127.0.0.1
That looks ok. Did you compare your configuration with the one from the tutorial? Maybe there's something different on your system. Also, I'm always using a "technical" domain for naming my servers, i.e., I don't use that domain for web sites and email. You could try that as well.
I'm going to redo this whole thing one more time. but before I do I want to try and get some clarification on a few things. 1. My real domain is eoinscaislean.com I want to be able to send and receive mail for "VirtualUser"@eoinscaislean.com. Inorder to do this I need to add eoinscaislean.com to the mysql virtual domains table? It currently is there? 2. This is a home server running 8.10 server that Is setting right next to me. I can name the box itself whatever would be required to work correctly. So..... hostname -f should return something besides *.eoinscaislean.com ex.... *.fdlinux.net 3. In postfix main.cf myhostname and mydestination should also be populated by the internal domain name given to the box itself? ex *.fdlinux.net 4.If so how would the mx record be setup? Mailserver *.fdlinux.net handles mail for domain eoinscaislean.com? Then just have the IP (A) record for eoinscaislean.com? Thanks
Yes. Yes. Yes. Something like Code: eoinscaislean.com. MX 0 server1.fdlinux.net. (or however you name the server). That's all you need for emails. If you also want to host web sites, you need to create an A or CNAME record as well.
This is where I am thinking my problem lies. I am not running bind. Im setting up mx record at zoneedit, as at one time before I changed providers I could not run a web server on the standard port of 80 and I was using Zoneedit to redirect it. I'm not exactly sure how to translate eoinscaislean.com. MX 0 server1.fdlinux.net. into the form that comes up when setting up a MX record at ZoneEdit. Would I be better off to setup bind inorder to correctly do this. At present my /etc/resolv.conf contains info form my ISP. Code: search rcom-ne.com nameserver 192.168.209.1 nameserver 10.0.1.2 And if I try to run a traceroute on on eoinscaislean.com from the server it returns Code: Hop Hostname IP Time 1 Time 2 1 eoins01.eoinscaislean.com 192.168.1.101 0.646ms 1 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1 3.225m 1 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1 1.068ms 2 192.168.209.1 192.168.209.1 908.102ms 3 10.14.0.1 10.14.0.1 11.051ms 4 24-223-106-205.static.rcom-ne.com 24.223.106.205 56.234ms I have created A records at ZoneEdit for eoinscaislean.com www.eoinscaislean.com ts.eoinscaislean.com eoins01.eoinscaislean.com and 1 mx record that states eoins01.eoinscaislean.com is the fisrt mail server for eoinscaislean.com Im wondering if the reason this is not working is because of broken DNS. Although if I add eoincaislean.com to the end of the mydestination line in the main.cf It will receive mail for acutal system users only, from either internal or external mail accounts, but dumps it into the /var/mail
That looks ok. In your new setup you'd replace eoins01.eoinscaislean.com in the MX record with server1.fdlinux.net.
