Hi all, I finally got somewhere with my email server install. I can email out. I can log in and set up thunderbird IMAP as well. But I cannot email into server. here is a snapshot of my /var/log/mail.log Code: May 4 14:30:01 mail postfix/master[4691]: daemon started -- version 2.11.0, configuration /etc/postfix May 4 14:30:07 mail dovecot: auth: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill) May 4 14:30:07 mail dovecot: log: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill) May 4 14:30:07 mail dovecot: anvil: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill) May 4 14:30:07 mail dovecot: master: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill) May 4 14:30:07 mail dovecot: master: Dovecot v2.2.12 starting up for imap, sieve (core dumps disabled) May 4 14:30:32 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.1.1, lip=192.168.1.9, mpid=4775, TLS, se$ May 4 14:30:53 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.1.1, lip=192.168.1.9, mpid=4778, TLS, se$ May 4 14:30:53 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.1.1, lip=192.168.1.9, mpid=4780, TLS, se$ May 4 14:33:10 mail dovecot: imap([email protected]): Disconnected: Logged out in=267 out=773 May 4 14:33:10 mail dovecot: imap([email protected]): Disconnected: Logged out in=318 out=1464 May 4 14:33:10 mail dovecot: imap([email protected]): Disconnected: Logged out in=121 out=890 May 4 14:36:27 mail postfix/master[4691]: terminating on signal 15 May 4 14:36:27 mail postfix/master[4926]: daemon started -- version 2.11.0, configuration /etc/postfix May 4 14:36:34 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.1.1, lip=192.168.1.9, mpid=4936, TLS, se$ May 4 14:36:48 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.1.1, lip=192.168.1.9, mpid=4938, TLS, se$ May 4 14:36:49 mail dovecot: imap: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill) May 4 14:36:49 mail dovecot: imap: Server shutting down. in=393 out=1611 May 4 14:36:49 mail dovecot: master: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill) May 4 14:36:49 mail dovecot: ssl-params: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill) May 4 14:36:49 mail dovecot: anvil: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill) May 4 14:36:49 mail dovecot: auth: Error: read(anvil-auth-penalty) failed: EOF May 4 14:36:49 mail dovecot: auth: Error: net_connect_unix(anvil-auth-penalty) failed: Permission denied May 4 14:36:49 mail dovecot: auth: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill) May 4 14:36:49 mail dovecot: imap-login: Error: read(anvil) failed: EOF May 4 14:36:49 mail dovecot: log: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill) May 4 14:36:49 mail dovecot: config: Warning: Killed with signal 15 (by pid=1 uid=0 code=kill) May 4 14:36:49 mail dovecot: master: Dovecot v2.2.12 starting up for imap, sieve (core dumps disabled) May 4 14:36:49 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.1.1, lip=192.168.1.9, mpid=4962, TLS, se$ May 4 14:36:58 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.1.1, lip=192.168.1.9, mpid=4964, TLS, se$ May 4 14:37:29 mail dovecot: imap-login: Login: user=<[email protected]>, method=PLAIN, rip=192.168.1.1, lip=192.168.1.9, mpid=4966, TLS, se$ May 4 14:37:44 mail postfix/postscreen[4967]: CONNECT from [192.168.1.1]:37896 to [192.168.1.9]:25 May 4 14:37:50 mail postfix/postscreen[4967]: PASS NEW [192.168.1.1]:37896 May 4 14:37:50 mail postfix/smtpd[4971]: connect from router.netgear.com[192.168.1.1] May 4 14:37:50 mail postfix/smtpd[4971]: Anonymous TLS connection established from router.netgear.com[192.168.1.1]: TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-$ May 4 14:37:50 mail postfix/smtpd[4971]: DDD8F20BD3: client=router.netgear.com[192.168.1.1], sasl_method=PLAIN, [email protected] May 4 14:37:50 mail postfix/cleanup[4976]: DDD8F20BD3: message-id=<[email protected]> May 4 14:37:50 mail opendkim[2488]: DDD8F20BD3: DKIM-Signature field added (s=mail, d=mail.mydomain.com) May 4 14:37:51 mail postfix/qmgr[4930]: DDD8F20BD3: from=<[email protected]>, size=779, nrcpt=1 (queue active) May 4 14:37:51 mail postfix/smtpd[4971]: disconnect from router.netgear.com[192.168.1.1] May 4 14:37:51 mail postfix/smtp[4978]: DDD8F20BD3: to=<[email protected]>, relay=mail.shaw.ca[64.59.128.135]:25, delay=0.95, delays=0.25/0.02/0.57$ May 4 14:37:51 mail postfix/qmgr[4930]: DDD8F20BD3: removed May 4 14:38:40 mail dovecot: imap([email protected]): Disconnected: Logged out in=836 out=1681 May 4 14:38:40 mail dovecot: imap([email protected]): Disconnected: Logged out in=872 out=2586 May 4 14:38:40 mail dovecot: imap([email protected]): Disconnected: Logged out in=156 out=600 I am kind of lost here Thanks Heeter