Problems with postfix vs IMAP / POP3

Hi All,

ihave found the following howto page : http://www.howtoforge.net/perfect-server-opensuse11

I have followed this howto for installing my own mailserver system.

However, i cannot login via POP3 to my mailbox.

I use the defailt mailbox delivery method ( so /var/mail/user ).

My question to you is: How do i now add a mailuser ?

In my mail client i get the following errors :

Account: 'mail.evil-hannie.eu', Server: 'mail.evil-hannie.eu', Protocol: POP3, Response from server: '-ERR chdir Maildir failed', Port: 995, Secured(SSL): Yes, Servererror: 0x800CCC90, Errornumber: 0x800CCC92

The server has closed the connection unexpectedly. Possible causes could be problems with the server, network issues or long inactivity. Account: 'mail.evil-hannie.eu', Server: 'mail.evil-hannie.eu', Protocol: POP3, Port: 995, Secured(SSL): Yes, Errornumber: 0x800CCC0F

If you can, please point me in the right direction, i would appreciate it a lot !

 

You must configure Postfix to deliver mails to Maildir because your POP3/IMAP daemon is using Maildir:

Code:

postconf -e 'home_mailbox = Maildir/'
postconf -e 'mailbox_command ='
/etc/init.d/postfix restart

 

Hey, thanks for your help.

I will try this right now.

But if i change it like that, does a shell user have to have a Mail dir or what directory should a shell user have, in order to be able to sent / receive emails ?

 

PS a small bit out of the mail logs :

Code:

Oct 16 18:08:20 openSUSE-110-64-minimal postfix/bounce[10556]: 74DECAEC660: sender non-delivery notification: 88D1FAEC661
Oct 16 18:08:20 openSUSE-110-64-minimal postfix/qmgr[7740]: 74DECAEC660: removed
Oct 16 18:08:20 openSUSE-110-64-minimal postfix/smtp[10550]: 88D1FAEC661: to=<[email protected]>, relay=none, delay=0.03, delays=0.03/0/0/0, dsn=5.4.6, status=bounced (mail f$
Oct 16 18:08:20 openSUSE-110-64-minimal postfix/qmgr[7740]: 88D1FAEC661: removed
Oct 16 18:09:35 openSUSE-110-64-minimal imapd: Connection, ip=[::ffff:213.133.113.83]
Oct 16 18:09:35 openSUSE-110-64-minimal pop3d: Connection, ip=[::ffff:213.133.113.83]
Oct 16 18:09:35 openSUSE-110-64-minimal imapd: Connection, ip=[::ffff:213.133.113.83]
Oct 16 18:09:35 openSUSE-110-64-minimal pop3d: Connection, ip=[::ffff:213.133.113.83]
Oct 16 18:09:35 openSUSE-110-64-minimal postfix/smtpd[10571]: connect from worker1.sysmon.hetzner.de[213.133.113.83]
Oct 16 18:09:36 openSUSE-110-64-minimal pop3d: chdir Maildir: No such file or directory
Oct 16 18:09:36 openSUSE-110-64-minimal imapd: chdir Maildir: No such file or directory
Oct 16 18:09:36 openSUSE-110-64-minimal pop3d: chdir Maildir: No such file or directory
Oct 16 18:09:36 openSUSE-110-64-minimal imapd: chdir Maildir: No such file or directory

Update : I can send emails from within the shell ( as root for instance ) to any external mailaddress, but i cannot send mail back ...

 

thanks for your help !

How do i use virtual users then ? it would indeed be easier then using system users

 

Can you post the full line? Are there any other errors in your mail log?

 

Falko, i bet there are other errors yes, i will post them shortly, give me 2 minutes ! ( i'll update this post in 2 minutes )

Update, last 50 lines of /var/log/mail can be found here : http://www1.evil-hannie.eu/mail.log

 

Thanks, thats no prob, buut is that guide also available in the Suse 11 section ? I dont remember it was in the actual server setup guide

I'll look for it though, thx !

 

Could you link me up please ?

because atm i have this one :

http://www.howtoforge.com/postfix_mysql_dovecot_dspam_clamav_postgrey_rbl_debian_etch_p2 and i think it may be extreme overkill

 

Thanks a lot ! now i will check that out, and in the meantime hope that falko can help me with the errors of connecting

Regards,

 

Dear Falko,

i have managed to be able to login to my email accounts from within my mail client.

On the shell side, i can also send emails from these 2 users to the outside ( hotmail and telenet )

But i still cannot send mail back to those accounts. I keep on getting this :

Code:

Oct 23 23:51:29 openSUSE-110-64-minimal postfix/smtpd[19281]: connect from harold.telenet-ops.be[195.130.133.65]
Oct 23 23:51:29 openSUSE-110-64-minimal postfix/smtpd[19281]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from harold.telenet-ops.be[195.130.133.65]: 554 5.7.1 <[email protected]>: Recipient address rejected: Relay access denied; from=<[email protected]> to=<[email protected]> proto=ESMTP helo=<harold.telenet-ops.be>
Oct 23 23:51:29 openSUSE-110-64-minimal postfix/smtpd[19281]: disconnect from harold.telenet-ops.be[195.130.133.65]

Any idea whats going wrong ?

 

That sounds as if the account [email protected] doesn't exist. What's in /etc/postfix/main.cf?

 

there is a lot there ...

Do you want me to make the main.cf file avi via link ?

If the account didnt exist, should i NOT be able to login ?
I mean, i can perfectly login with the account ...

Regards

 

Please post the contents of main.cf here (please strip out the comments).

 

Its quiet a lot but here goes :

Code:

queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
command_directory = /usr/sbin
daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
data_directory = /var/lib/postfix
mail_owner = postfix
myhostname = mail.evil-hannie.eu
mydomain = evil-hannie.eu
myorigin = $mydomain
inet_interfaces = all
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
relay_domains = $mydestination
home_mailbox = Maildir/
debug_peer_level = 2
debugger_command =
	 PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
	 ddd $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id & sleep 5
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
setgid_group = maildrop
html_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/html
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/samples
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/README_FILES
inet_protocols = all
biff = no
mail_spool_directory = /var/mail
canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/canonical
relocated_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/relocated
transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
sender_canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sender_canonical
masquerade_exceptions = root
masquerade_classes = envelope_sender, header_sender, header_recipient
myhostname = mail
program_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
inet_interfaces = 78.46.206.197
masquerade_domains = 
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost
defer_transports = 
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
mynetworks_style = subnet
mailbox_command =
disable_dns_lookups = no
relayhost =  
mailbox_transport = 
strict_8bitmime = no
disable_mime_output_conversion = no
smtpd_sender_restrictions = 
#hash:/etc/postfix/access
smtpd_client_restrictions = 
smtpd_helo_required = no
smtpd_helo_restrictions = 
strict_rfc821_envelopes = no
#smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = no
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous
broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes
smtdp_sasl_authenticated_header = yes
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination
#smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_local_domain =
smtpd_use_tls = yes
smtp_use_tls = yes
smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer =yes
smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.key
smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.crt
smtpd_tls_CAfile = /etc/postfix/ssl/cacert.pem
smtpd_tls_loglevel = 1
smtpd_tls_received_header = yes
smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s
tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
mailbox_size_limit = 0
message_size_limit = 10240000

 

Falko, any news regarding the conf file i posted ?

regards,

 

Please create an email account for [email protected] as shown on http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2

 

hi Falko

thanks for your reply.

I have followed those steps, but something does bother me ...

I notice in SuSe 11, when you create a user with yast, it does not create a Maildir folder, but a Mail folder instead ....

I manually created these folders for all users involved, but i was wondering, wat subfolders do they need ? ( i read there is a cur folder , which i already created )

But i dunno if i miss any other subfolders ?

Regards,

 

Maildir is created automatically when the first email for the user arrives.

 

Thanks a million man, everything works like a sweet cake now ...

But, i do have one final question remaining ( i also created another thread in some other forum )

Is there a guide for suse on how to install the antispam & antivirus ?
I have followed the debian one, but yast cant find those 3 tools used ... ( razor, pyzor and dcc-client )

Regards,