Re: [on-asterisk] Confused about Sendmail and FreePBX
Henry, I'd agree with the smart host suggestion, as long as your ISP doesn't require a username and password on their email gateway (like Rogers). If they do it simply based upon your source IP, that should work. I can offer the quick way to get rid of messages waiting to be sent. - first shutdown sendmail. On most systems you can do this as root by: cd /etc/init.d sh ./sendmail stop - clear out the mqueue directory where the active but undelivered email files hide out cd /var/spool/mqueue pwd (this tells you what directory you're in - make very, very, very sure it is mqueue) ls (have a look at the files - they should be files with d's, q's, and c's followed by numbers - I'm going a bit by memory here). (think over what you've seen, and be very cautious about issuing the next command) rm * (as root, an rm * can do severe damage to the system if you issue it in the wrong directory, be careful) - restart sendmail cd /etc/init.d sh ./sendmail start If your problem is large mail spool files that are delivered locally, the mail is stored in files in /var/mail (which is aliased to /var/spool/mail): cd /var/mail ls -l (you'll see a few files in a typical system - root and asterisk probably. If they're particularly large, you can throw away the mail by doing) root asterisk (this will permanently throw away all the mail in these mailboxes). Not elegant, but if you need to fix things in a hurry, this will do it. As always on a Linux/Unix system as root, be very careful what you're doing. Hope that helps. Regards, Doug. - Original Message - From: Henry L.Coleman aster...@voip-pbx.ca To: asterisk@uc.org Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 10:12 PM Subject: [on-asterisk] Confused about Sendmail and FreePBX I suspect that many of the TAUG members have had trouble getting sendmail to work from their * boxes and now I am one of them. Here are the facts: I am running PBX in a Flash Freepbx and Asterisk 1.4 Part of this distro includes webmin and Sendmail I want to send vmail attachments and error messages via email I only need to send messages out. My ISP blocks port 25 I have no fixed IP address but use a dynamic DNS (dyndns)service for this * server I have tried to get this up and running but with no luck. I don't have the time or the inclination to learn about email servers like sendmail Can anybody help me with the configuration ? Also I need to be able to delete 22,000 emails that have been placed on the server by warnings and errors etc. (before my HD fills up :) Henry = Henry L.Coleman [www.VoIP-PBX.ca] Tel: 647-723-5160 Ext.203 = - To unsubscribe, e-mail: asterisk-unsubscr...@uc.org For additional commands, e-mail: asterisk-h...@uc.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: asterisk-unsubscr...@uc.org For additional commands, e-mail: asterisk-h...@uc.org
Re: [on-asterisk] Confused about Sendmail and FreePBX
Henry, Sendmail is a bit of a bear when it comes to configuring. If your up to the task you need to configure it to use either SASL or TLS but it's not easy. This will allow you to us either port 465 (SSL) or 567 (TLS) which are ports that are not blocked for sending email, but require that you use one of the two authentication methods. The easier rote like was previously suggested would be to use your ISP's smtp to handle the relay. Now in regards to the 22000 emails, if you really want to delete them all, login to your server, then cd /var/spool/mail, then ls -l will show you the email files for the users on the system. Your probably going to have just two accounts, root asterisk, if you sudo rm root you will delete them. Now if you get your smtp outbound corrected, you can also make the emails for these accounts get automatically forwarded to a real account so they don't build up. Alter the file /etc/aliases by adding asterisk: root root: aster...@voip-pbx.ca Then save the file and recompile the database issuing: newaliases now email sent to those accounts should relay to the destination email account Mike Henry L.Coleman wrote: I suspect that many of the TAUG members have had trouble getting sendmail to work from their * boxes and now I am one of them. Here are the facts: I am running PBX in a Flash Freepbx and Asterisk 1.4 Part of this distro includes webmin and Sendmail I want to send vmail attachments and error messages via email I only need to send messages out. My ISP blocks port 25 I have no fixed IP address but use a dynamic DNS (dyndns)service for this * server I have tried to get this up and running but with no luck. I don't have the time or the inclination to learn about email servers like sendmail Can anybody help me with the configuration ? Also I need to be able to delete 22,000 emails that have been placed on the server by warnings and errors etc. (before my HD fills up :) Henry = Henry L.Coleman [www.VoIP-PBX.ca] Tel: 647-723-5160 Ext.203 = - To unsubscribe, e-mail: asterisk-unsubscr...@uc.org For additional commands, e-mail: asterisk-h...@uc.org -- Mike Ashton Quality Track Intl CTO Ph: 647-724-3500 x 301 Cell: 416-527-4995 Fax:416-352-6043 QTI CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION The contents of this material are confidential and proprietary to Quality Track International, Inc. and may not be reproduced, disclosed, distributed or used without the express permission of an authorized representative of QTI. Use for any purpose or in any manner other than that expressly authorized is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately delete it and all copies, and promptly notify the sender. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: asterisk-unsubscr...@uc.org For additional commands, e-mail: asterisk-h...@uc.org
RE: [on-asterisk] Confused about Sendmail and FreePBX
Henry: Seeing as the 22,000 messages are waiting to be sent (assuming they haven't bounced yet) they will be in /var/spool/mqueue or /var/spool/client-mqueue If they have already bounced you will likely find them in /var/spool/mail like Mike suggested or perhaps in /var/mail The other option is to get an ISP that doesn't block your port 25 (cough cough) :) Bill From: Mike Ashton [mailto:mike.ash...@qualitytrack.com] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 10:53 AM To: asterisk@uc.org Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Confused about Sendmail and FreePBX Henry, Sendmail is a bit of a bear when it comes to configuring. If your up to the task you need to configure it to use either SASL or TLS but it's not easy. This will allow you to us either port 465 (SSL) or 567 (TLS) which are ports that are not blocked for sending email, but require that you use one of the two authentication methods. The easier rote like was previously suggested would be to use your ISP's smtp to handle the relay. Now in regards to the 22000 emails, if you really want to delete them all, login to your server, then cd /var/spool/mail, then ls -l will show you the email files for the users on the system. Your probably going to have just two accounts, root asterisk, if you sudo rm root you will delete them. Now if you get your smtp outbound corrected, you can also make the emails for these accounts get automatically forwarded to a real account so they don't build up. Alter the file /etc/aliases by adding asterisk: root root: aster...@voip-pbx.camailto:aster...@voip-pbx.ca Then save the file and recompile the database issuing: newaliases now email sent to those accounts should relay to the destination email account Mike Henry L.Coleman wrote: I suspect that many of the TAUG members have had trouble getting sendmail to work from their * boxes and now I am one of them. Here are the facts: I am running PBX in a Flash Freepbx and Asterisk 1.4 Part of this distro includes webmin and Sendmail I want to send vmail attachments and error messages via email I only need to send messages out. My ISP blocks port 25 I have no fixed IP address but use a dynamic DNS (dyndns)service for this * server I have tried to get this up and running but with no luck. I don't have the time or the inclination to learn about email servers like sendmail Can anybody help me with the configuration ? Also I need to be able to delete 22,000 emails that have been placed on the server by warnings and errors etc. (before my HD fills up :) Henry = Henry L.Coleman [www.VoIP-PBX.cahttp://www.VoIP-PBX.ca] Tel: 647-723-5160 Ext.203 = - To unsubscribe, e-mail: asterisk-unsubscr...@uc.orgmailto:asterisk-unsubscr...@uc.org For additional commands, e-mail: asterisk-h...@uc.orgmailto:asterisk-h...@uc.org -- Mike Ashton Quality Track Intl CTO Ph: 647-724-3500 x 301 Cell: 416-527-4995 Fax:416-352-6043 QTI CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION The contents of this material are confidential and proprietary to Quality Track International, Inc. and may not be reproduced, disclosed, distributed or used without the express permission of an authorized representative of QTI. Use for any purpose or in any manner other than that expressly authorized is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately delete it and all copies, and promptly notify the sender.
Re: [on-asterisk] Confused about Sendmail and FreePBX
Hi Henry, Well, if your ISP blocks port 25, you need to go through your ISP smtp relay. In sendmail this is knows as the smart_host configuration. Andre Courchesne - Consultant http://www.net-forces.com Phone: (514) 667-8448 MSN: courc...@net-forces.com Skype: VoipForces L'information contenue dans le présent document est la propriété de Andre Courchesne. Et est divulguée en toute confidentialité. Cette information ne doit pas être utilisée, divulguée à d'autres personnes ou reproduite sans le consentement écrit explicite de Andre Courchesne. The information contained in this document is confidential and property of Andre Courchesne. It shall not be used, disclosed to others or reproduced without the express written consent of Andre Courchesne. Henry L.Coleman wrote: I suspect that many of the TAUG members have had trouble getting sendmail to work from their * boxes and now I am one of them. Here are the facts: I am running PBX in a Flash Freepbx and Asterisk 1.4 Part of this distro includes webmin and Sendmail I want to send vmail attachments and error messages via email I only need to send messages out. My ISP blocks port 25 I have no fixed IP address but use a dynamic DNS (dyndns)service for this * server I have tried to get this up and running but with no luck. I don't have the time or the inclination to learn about email servers like sendmail Can anybody help me with the configuration ? Also I need to be able to delete 22,000 emails that have been placed on the server by warnings and errors etc. (before my HD fills up :) Henry = Henry L.Coleman [www.VoIP-PBX.ca] Tel: 647-723-5160 Ext.203 = - To unsubscribe, e-mail: asterisk-unsubscr...@uc.org For additional commands, e-mail: asterisk-h...@uc.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: asterisk-unsubscr...@uc.org For additional commands, e-mail: asterisk-h...@uc.org
RE: [on-asterisk] Confused about Sendmail and FreePBX
Two suggestions for the long term fix: 1. Dump the ISP and switch to one that doesn't block SMTP and gives you a static IP (that would resolve two of your complaints below) 2. Dump sendmail and go to Postfix (that would resolve everything else). Deleting a message from the queue in postfix is as simple as issuing a postsuper -d id. Deleting 22000 is still a one liner. Quick short term fix: get SSMTP and use it instead of sendmail, it's a very lightweight server. You configure a single very simple config file (there are only about 5 options in total) to relay out your ISP's mail server (since your ISP is blocking) and you're done. Let me know how it goes and whether you're still stuck. Erik From: Apache [apa...@tsx3.computeradvocacy.com] On Behalf Of Henry L.Coleman [aster...@voip-pbx.ca] Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 10:12 PM To: asterisk@uc.org Subject: [on-asterisk] Confused about Sendmail and FreePBX I suspect that many of the TAUG members have had trouble getting sendmail to work from their * boxes and now I am one of them. Here are the facts: I am running PBX in a Flash Freepbx and Asterisk 1.4 Part of this distro includes webmin and Sendmail I want to send vmail attachments and error messages via email I only need to send messages out. My ISP blocks port 25 I have no fixed IP address but use a dynamic DNS (dyndns)service for this * server I have tried to get this up and running but with no luck. I don't have the time or the inclination to learn about email servers like sendmail Can anybody help me with the configuration ? Also I need to be able to delete 22,000 emails that have been placed on the server by warnings and errors etc. (before my HD fills up :) Henry = Henry L.Coleman [www.VoIP-PBX.ca] Tel: 647-723-5160 Ext.203 = - To unsubscribe, e-mail: asterisk-unsubscr...@uc.org For additional commands, e-mail: asterisk-h...@uc.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: asterisk-unsubscr...@uc.org For additional commands, e-mail: asterisk-h...@uc.org
