Hi folks, Ubuntu 7.04 server amd64 Postfix 2.3.8 Evolution 2.22.1 (running on Archlinux) Evolution can't download emails on server but can send mails via server Settings: Sending Email Server Type: SMTP Server: smtp.satimis.com Type: Plain Receiving Email Server Type: POP Server: pop3.satimis.com Authentication Type Password On clicking Send/Receive, it doesn't popup "Enter Password for Personl" window Remark: having tried Server: pop.satimis.com On clicking "Check for Supported Types" it only hangs there. On Sending: clicking "Sent" it popup for Password. After keying in password it sends mails. However with same settings only changing "pop3.satimis.com" to "pop.ISP.com Evolution can download mails on ISP server Please advise where shall I check? TIA Remark: $ apt-cache policy courier-base Code: courier-base: Installed: 0.53.3-5ubuntu1 Candidate: 0.53.3-5ubuntu1 Version table: *** 0.53.3-5ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/universe Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $ apt-cache policy courier-imap Code: courier-imap: Installed: 4.1.1.20060828-5ubuntu1 Candidate: 4.1.1.20060828-5ubuntu1 Version table: *** 4.1.1.20060828-5ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/universe Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $ apt-cache policy courier-maildrop Code: courier-maildrop: Installed: 0.53.3-5ubuntu1 Candidate: 0.53.3-5ubuntu1 Version table: *** 0.53.3-5ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/universe Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status B.R. satimis
Cause of problem found Hi folks, It is the rules of iptables on the remote Mail Server preventing Evolution downloading mails. # cat /etc/rc.local Code: # INPUT # Set the default policy to drop iptables -P INPUT DROP # Allow existing connections to continue iptables -A INPUT -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT # Allow the server to talk to itself iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT # allow all VMware MUI HTTP connections in from anywhere iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8222 -j ACCEPT # allow all VMware MUI HTTPS connections in from anywhere iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8333 -j ACCEPT # allow all VMware Authorization Daemon connections in from anywhere iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 902 -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 25 -j ACCEPT # add allowing incoming mails 20080307 # Allow ssh from workstation local IP iptables -A INPUT -s 192.168.0.52 -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -s 192.168.0.2 -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT # Allow ssh from workstation public IP #iptables -A INPUT -s 220.232.213.178 -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -j LOG # OUTPUT # Set the default policy to drop iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT # Allow existing connections to continue iptables -A OUTPUT -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT # Allow the server to talk to itself iptables -A OUTPUT -d 127.0.0.1 -j ACCEPT # Allow DNS requests out iptables -A OUTPUT -p udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j ACCEPT After stopping iptables running Evolution can download mails on the Mail Server. Please advise what rule shall I add to allow Evolution downloading mail. Router IP of Archlinux - 192.168.0.52 TIA B.R. satimis
Solved Your advice work. Thanks. Steps taken as follows; # nano /etc/rc.local adding following line under "INPUT" Code: iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 110 -j ACCEPT # /etc/init.d/rc.local stop # /etc/init.d/rc.local start Then Evolution can download mails on this mail serve. One thing I can't resolve. On Receiving Email --> Server I must enter "Public IP" "pop.satimis.com" OR "pop3.satimis.com" don't work. However on; Sending Email --> Server "smtp.satimis.com" works w/o problem. B.R. satimis
Please check if pop.satimis.com and pop3.satimis.com exist and point to the correct server. You can check it like this: Code: dig pop.satimis.com dig pop3.satimis.com
$ dig pop.satimis.com Code: ; <<>> DiG 9.3.4 <<>> pop.satimis.com ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 37000 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;pop.satimis.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: pop.satimis.com. 3600 IN CNAME mail.satimis.com. mail.satimis.com. 3600 IN A 220.232.213.178 ;; Query time: 210 msec ;; SERVER: 208.67.222.222#53(208.67.222.222) ;; WHEN: Thu Apr 24 23:00:57 2008 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 68 It points to the Public IP (WAN) of the Mail Server. $ dig pop3.satimis.com Code: ; <<>> DiG 9.3.4 <<>> pop3.satimis.com ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 62851 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;pop3.satimis.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: pop3.satimis.com. 0 IN A 208.67.219.132 ;; Query time: 213 msec ;; SERVER: 208.67.222.222#53(208.67.222.222) ;; WHEN: Thu Apr 24 23:01:11 2008 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 50 No it points to "208.67.219.132" But from the same server Code: SERVER: 208.67.222.222#53(208.67.222.222) satimis
This is a testing. The mail server and the email client box are connected on LAN running the same public IP. B.R. satimis
What I wanted to know is if this IP address is the IP address that you see in the dig output for pop3.satimis.com or pop.satimis.com...
pop.satimis.com 220.232.213.178 is the public IP found on dig pop.satimis.com On dig pop3.satimis.com I have no idea of the IP 208.67.219.132 satimis
