Hi, My postfix server doesn't work properly. I can't receive nor send email. Because I'm new with email servers, I don't really know where to begin searching for the problem. To setup the postfix server, I followed the The Perfect Server - Fedora 10 tutorial. Where to begin? Kind Regards, Thomas
I see a lot of connection time-outs in the log file. It also tries to send the email with an invalid address: [email protected] Strange... I did not send the email with that address... it doesn't even exist.
Ok, here it is: Code: May 11 21:17:00 server1 freshclam[2438]: -------------------------------------- May 11 21:25:08 server1 postfix/postfix-script[3916]: stopping the Postfix mail system May 11 21:25:08 server1 postfix/master[2396]: terminating on signal 15 May 11 21:25:10 server1 postfix/postfix-script[3974]: starting the Postfix mail system May 11 21:25:10 server1 postfix/master[3975]: daemon started -- version 2.5.6, configuration /etc/postfix May 11 22:15:10 server1 postfix/qmgr[3992]: 6F3EC8A6249: from=<[email protected]>, size=810, nrcpt=1 (queue active) May 11 22:15:10 server1 postfix/qmgr[3992]: 1FE8A8A624F: from=<[email protected]>, size=815, nrcpt=1 (queue active) May 11 22:15:41 server1 postfix/smtp[5128]: connect to mx2.hotmail.com[65.55.92.152]:25: Connection timed out May 11 22:15:41 server1 postfix/smtp[5130]: connect to mx3.hotmail.com[65.55.37.104]:25: Connection timed out May 11 22:16:11 server1 postfix/smtp[5128]: connect to mx2.hotmail.com[65.55.37.88]:25: Connection timed out May 11 22:16:11 server1 postfix/smtp[5130]: connect to mx4.hotmail.com[65.55.37.104]:25: Connection timed out May 11 22:16:41 server1 postfix/smtp[5128]: connect to mx3.hotmail.com[65.55.37.104]:25: Connection timed out May 11 22:16:41 server1 postfix/smtp[5130]: connect to mx1.hotmail.com[65.54.244.136]:25: Connection timed out May 11 22:17:11 server1 postfix/smtp[5128]: connect to mx2.hotmail.com[65.54.244.168]:25: Connection timed out May 11 22:17:11 server1 postfix/smtp[5130]: connect to mx1.hotmail.com[65.55.92.136]:25: Connection timed out May 11 22:17:41 server1 postfix/smtp[5128]: connect to mx4.hotmail.com[65.55.37.104]:25: Connection timed out May 11 22:17:41 server1 postfix/smtp[5130]: connect to mx3.hotmail.com[65.54.244.72]:25: Connection timed out May 11 22:17:41 server1 postfix/smtp[5128]: 6F3EC8A6249: to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=148261, delays=148110/0.22/150/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mx4.hotmail.com[65.55.37.104]:25: Connection timed out) May 11 22:17:41 server1 postfix/smtp[5130]: 1FE8A8A624F: to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=148107, delays=147957/0.17/150/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to mx3.hotmail.com[65.54.244.72]:25: Connection timed out) May 11 22:17:54 server1 dovecot: pop3-login: Disconnected (no auth attempts): rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured May 11 22:17:54 server1 postfix/smtpd[5218]: connect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] May 11 22:17:54 server1 postfix/smtpd[5218]: lost connection after CONNECT from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] May 11 22:17:54 server1 postfix/smtpd[5218]: disconnect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] May 11 22:18:14 server1 postfix/smtpd[5218]: table hash:/etc/postfix/virtusertable(0,lock|fold_fix) has changed -- restarting May 11 22:18:14 server1 dovecot: pop3-login: Disconnected (no auth attempts): rip=127.0.0.1, lip=127.0.0.1, secured May 11 22:18:14 server1 postfix/smtpd[5444]: connect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] May 11 22:18:14 server1 postfix/smtpd[5444]: lost connection after CONNECT from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] May 11 22:18:14 server1 postfix/smtpd[5444]: disconnect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]
That indicates that your service provider is blocking port 25 connections outbound from you. I am guessing they will only allow you to relay mail through then, which means you need to find out what their relay servers are and use them as smarthosts.
Unfortunately the service provider doesn't have a relay server. They do have a smtp server however, but that's not the same I guess? Although I tried using it, and sending email via my own mail server works fine then, but receiving email still doesn't work.
It is the same thing, for receiving have you created MX records to point to your server ? You also need to check that they are not blocking port 25 inbound.
As far as I know they don't block port 25. My current DNS records are: MX smtp.provider.nl (Priority 10) MX mail.myowndomain.net (Priority 20)
you should have a line similar to this:10024 is the default port that amavisd-new listens on, content_filter = amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024 in the output of postconf -n
