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Re: Mail server setup



Hi Asif

On (09/04/06 16:09), Asif wrote:
> Thanks for the reply.
> 
> I appreciate your comments and the help given so far. 
> 
> I've been working on the configuration today and going by your documentation
> and other readme's have got to a further stage than I have ever done. 
> 
> I've installed Thunderbird and I get authenticated and can even send emails.
> However, the never seem to get delivered to the addresses I send to. Also,
> when I send to the email address they never get delivered in my inbox on the
> debian machine. Using Webmin, it shows a queue of all the msgs being held. 
> 
> 
> The log in /var/log/mail.log shows:
> 
> connect to 81.86.129.218[81.86.129.218]: Connection timed out)
> Apr  9 16:03:51 localhost postfix/smtp[1282]: E7E891BFC1:
> to=<thisiz@gmail.com>, relay=none, delay=5596, status=deferred (c
> onnect to 81.86.129.218[81.86.129.218]: Connection timed out)
> Apr  9 16:03:51 localhost postfix/smtp[1286]: 410BF1BFC0:
> to=<aba1979@gmail.com>, relay=none, delay=6181, status=deferred (
> connect to 81.86.129.218[81.86.129.218]: Connection timed out)
> Apr  9 16:03:51 localhost postfix/smtp[1287]: 305CD1BFBF:
> to=<aba1979@gmail.com>, relay=none, delay=8119, status=deferred (
> connect to 81.86.129.218[81.86.129.218]: Connection timed out)
> Apr  9 16:03:51 localhost postfix/smtp[1285]: A60EF1BFC2:
> to=<abakmal@rocketmail.com>, relay=none, delay=4754, status=defer
> red (connect to 81.86.129.218[81.86.129.218]: Connection timed out)
> Apr  9 16:03:51 localhost postfix/qmgr[1280]: A665B1BFC4:
> to=<aba1979@gmail.com>, relay=none, delay=1620, status=deferred (
> delivery temporarily suspended: connect to 81.86.129.218[81.86.129.218]:
> Connection timed out)
> Apr  9 16:03:51 localhost postfix/qmgr[1280]: 5E2881BFC3:
> to=<asifiz@gmail.com>, relay=none, delay=4650, status=deferred (d
> elivery temporarily suspended: connect to 81.86.129.218[81.86.129.218]:
> Connection timed out)
> 
> The output from postconf -n is:
> 
> debian:/var/log# postconf -n
> alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
> alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
> append_dot_mydomain = no
> biff = no
> config_directory = /etc/postfix
> inet_interfaces = all
> mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
> mailbox_size_limit = 1000000000
> maximal_backoff_time = 40s
> maximal_queue_lifetime = 1d
> minimal_backoff_time = 10s
> mydestination = flags4sale.com, localhost.localdomain,
> localhost.localdomain, localhost
> myhostname = localhost.localdomain
> mynetworks = 81.86.129.218, 82.148.56.154/29, 192.168.1.0/24, 127.0.0.0/8
> myorigin = /etc/mailname
> queue_run_delay = 10s
> recipient_delimiter = +
> relayhost = 81.86.129.218
> smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)
> smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks


The difference between this and my setup is you're using postfix rather
than exim.  It's not a problem other than I've never used it.  I'm
cc'ing this to debian-user; someone there may be able to spot the
problem right away.

> Note;
> The 81.86.129.218 ip is my home ip address.
> The 82.148.56.154 ip is the ip of the  debian machine.
> 
> 
> All help again would be greatly appreciated.

Here's hoping someone on d-u can point you in the right direction.

Regards

Clive

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