my isp blocks port 25 so i have to use a relayhost and have done so for some time with no issues. recently the relay service had expired and i had to create a new account. now i am having issues that i can not seem to be able to fix.. i am running ubuntu 16.04.3 postfix 3.1.0 this is what i see in mail queue status Code: host 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1] said: 451 4.5.0 id=01776-07 - Temporary MTA failure on relaying, From MTA() during fwd-connect (No greeting, dt: 1.009 s): id=01776-07 (in reply to end of DATA command) mail.err Code: Feb 7 09:53:40 kwickservers postfix/smtpd[30933]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Feb 7 09:53:40 kwickservers postfix/smtpd[30935]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms mail.log Code: Feb 7 09:53:40 myservers postfix/qmgr[11472]: 6EE35D853AC: from=<[email protected]>, size=544, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Feb 7 09:53:40 myservers postfix/qmgr[11472]: BD28CD851E0: from=<[email protected]>, size=547, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Feb 7 09:53:40 myservers postfix/qmgr[11472]: D64E8D84DF2: from=<[email protected]>, size=545, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Feb 7 09:53:40 myservers postfix/qmgr[11472]: D68D9D85128: from=<[email protected]>, size=783, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Feb 7 09:53:40 myservers postfix/smtpd[30933]: connect from localhost[127.0.0.1] Feb 7 09:53:40 myservers postfix/smtpd[30933]: warning: SASL: Connect to private/auth failed: Connection refused Feb 7 09:53:40 myservers postfix/smtpd[30933]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Feb 7 09:53:40 myservers postfix/smtpd[30935]: connect from localhost[127.0.0.1] Feb 7 09:53:40 myservers postfix/smtpd[30935]: warning: SASL: Connect to private/auth failed: Connection refused Feb 7 09:53:40 myservers postfix/smtpd[30935]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Feb 7 09:53:41 myservers postfix/master[11470]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/sbin/smtpd pid 30933 exit status 1 Feb 7 09:53:41 myservers postfix/master[11470]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/sbin/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling Feb 7 09:53:41 myservers amavis[1776]: (01776-07) (!)G3unWT0bWUYO FWD from <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]>, 451 4.5.0 From MTA() during fwd-connect (No greeting, dt: 1.009 s): id=01776-07 Feb 7 09:53:41 myservers amavis[1776]: (01776-07) Blocked MTA-BLOCKED {TempFailedOutbound}, LOCAL [127.0.0.1] <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]>, Message-ID: <[email protected]>, mail_id: G3unWT0bWUYO, Hits: 5.227, size: 544, 1209 ms Feb 7 09:53:41 myservers postfix/master[11470]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/sbin/smtpd pid 30935 exit status 1 Feb 7 09:53:41 myservers amavis[1777]: (01777-07) (!)cP0gMVRNMsBk FWD from <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]>, 451 4.5.0 From MTA() during fwd-connect (No greeting, dt: 1.006 s): id=01777-07 Feb 7 09:53:41 myservers amavis[1777]: (01777-07) Blocked MTA-BLOCKED {TempFailedOutbound}, LOCAL [127.0.0.1] <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]>, Message-ID: <[email protected]>, mail_id: cP0gMVRNMsBk, Hits: 5.227, size: 547, 1218 ms Feb 7 09:53:41 myservers postfix/smtp[30928]: 6EE35D853AC: to=<[email protected]>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024, delay=55770, delays=55769/0.01/0/1.2, dsn=4.5.0, status=deferred (host 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1] said: 451 4.5.0 id=01776-07 - Temporary MTA failure on relaying, From MTA() during fwd-connect (No greeting, dt: 1.009 s): id=01776-07 (in reply to end of DATA command)) Feb 7 09:53:41 myservers postfix/smtp[30929]: BD28CD851E0: to=<[email protected]>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024, delay=58707, delays=58706/0.01/0/1.2, dsn=4.5.0, status=deferred (host 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1] said: 451 4.5.0 id=01777-07 - Temporary MTA failure on relaying, From MTA() during fwd-connect (No greeting, dt: 1.006 s): id=01777-07 (in reply to end of DATA command)) Feb 7 09:54:17 myservers amavis[1776]: (01776-08) (!)rw_loop: leaving rw loop, no progress, last event (select) 35.035 s ago Feb 7 09:54:17 myservers amavis[1776]: (01776-08) (!)pA_0WfXYBgCw FWD from <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]>, 451 4.5.0 From MTA() during fwd-connect (No greeting, dt: 35.035 s): id=01776-08 Feb 7 09:54:17 myservers amavis[1776]: (01776-08) Blocked MTA-BLOCKED {TempFailedOutbound}, LOCAL [127.0.0.1] <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]>, Message-ID: <[email protected]>, mail_id: pA_0WfXYBgCw, Hits: 5.227, size: 545, 35215 ms Feb 7 09:54:17 myservers postfix/smtp[30928]: D64E8D84DF2: to=<[email protected]>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024, delay=58181, delays=58145/1.2/0/35, dsn=4.5.0, status=deferred (host 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1] said: 451 4.5.0 id=01776-08 - Temporary MTA failure on relaying, From MTA() during fwd-connect (No greeting, dt: 35.035 s): id=01776-08 (in reply to end of DATA command)) Feb 7 09:54:17 myservers amavis[1777]: (01777-08) (!)rw_loop: leaving rw loop, no progress, last event (select) 35.033 s ago Feb 7 09:54:17 myservers amavis[1777]: (01777-08) (!)x9bfi_9JaZQh FWD from <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]>, 451 4.5.0 From MTA() during fwd-connect (No greeting, dt: 35.033 s): id=01777-08 Feb 7 09:54:17 myservers amavis[1777]: (01777-08) Blocked MTA-BLOCKED {TempFailedInternal}, LOCAL [127.0.0.1] <[email protected]> -> <[email protected]>, Message-ID: <[email protected]>, mail_id: x9bfi_9JaZQh, Hits: -0.001, size: 783, 35255 ms Feb 7 09:54:17 myservers postfix/smtp[30929]: D68D9D85128: to=<[email protected]>, orig_to=<root>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024, delay=11232, delays=11196/1.2/0/35, dsn=4.5.0, status=deferred (host 127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1] said: 451 4.5.0 id=01777-08 - Temporary MTA failure on relaying, From MTA() during fwd-connect (No greeting, dt: 35.033 s): id=01777-08 (in reply to end of DATA command)) Feb 7 09:54:41 myservers postfix/smtpd[31680]: connect from localhost[127.0.0.1] Feb 7 09:54:41 myservers postfix/smtpd[31680]: warning: SASL: Connect to private/auth failed: Connection refused Feb 7 09:54:41 myservers postfix/smtpd[31680]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Feb 7 09:54:41 myservers postfix/smtpd[31681]: connect from localhost[127.0.0.1] Feb 7 09:54:41 myservers postfix/smtpd[31681]: warning: SASL: Connect to private/auth failed: Connection refused Feb 7 09:54:41 myservers postfix/smtpd[31681]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Feb 7 09:54:42 myservers postfix/master[11470]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/sbin/smtpd pid 31680 exit status 1 Feb 7 09:54:42 myservers postfix/master[11470]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/sbin/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling Feb 7 09:54:42 myservers postfix/master[11470]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/sbin/smtpd pid 31681 exit status 1 thank you for any help kwick
