When just sending email from an Asterisk server, I've found it easier to
just replace sendmail with a simple MTA, like sSMTP
(http://www.linux.com/feature/132006) or mSMTP
(http://msmtp.sourceforge.net/)
These allow me to do whatever is needed, login to ISP's, relay email
through a smart host and send email without the configuration issues of
sendmail.
Sendmail is a very powerful package, and it can do a whole lot of stuff,
but the ease of configuration leaves much to be desired. I'de suggest
giving one of the alternatives a try.
HTH
Martin
Douglas Pickett wrote:
Rogers Home Internet makes it even more complicated now. They long
ago blocked SMTP direct connections to the outside.
A quick test is to do a telnet to port 25 (SMTP) (most usefully to a
mail server somewhere beyond your ISP) and see if you get a connection:
# telnet localhost 25
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 bigblack.localdomain ESMTP Sendmail 8.14.2/8.14.2; Sun, 14 Dec
2008 12:27:24 -0500
If it is going to work you'll always get a message that starts with
"220" (in this case this is the local sendmail on the machine I
executed the command on - this should always work if your mail process
is running).
For quite some time Rogers has also required that all outbound SMTP
connections be authenticated with the same username and password that
you use to download your email with POP3 (or to log into the web
interface).
While it is supposed to be possible to do this with late-model
versions of sendmail I've yet to make it work in the time I've been
able to devote to it. Postfix is supposed to support this with less
effort, but again I haven't had the time to check it out.
Business class Internet services don't require this since they allow
port 25 (SMTP) connections outbound - at most you may find a need to
modify the /etc/mail/sendmail.mc file by setting the SMART_HOST value,
doing a make and restarting the sendmail daemon.
Regards,
Doug
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andre Courchesne - Consultant"
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Freepbx problems
Hi,
1. Are you able via the Linux commentd line to login and upload a
file to the directory you have set in amportal.conf? Using the same
credentials and upload path.
2. This is build-il but will rely on sendmail. If you plan to use
something other than sendmail, you need to change the SEDNMAIL defile
in voicemail.c in the apps directory, then recompile/re-install
asterisk.
What are the reject messages in var/log/maillog when asterisk tries
to send an e-mail to gmail?
Unless you have a business account with Rogers, you need to send the
e-mails via their SMTP servers and this is done bt the smart_host
settings in the sendmail config.
You can test your sendmail config by executing the folloqing command:
sendmail [email protected] </etc/amportal.conf
Replace the [email protected] by your e-mail address then see
what's the result in /var/log/maillog
Andre
Henry L.Coleman wrote:
Hi all, I have a couple of problems I'm working through that I can't
seem to resolve.
1.) FTP Backup to another (Windows Server)
Freepbx has a backup and restore feature that will save to a backup
directory or
an FTP server (by editing config in Amportal.conf). I have managed
to get the server to log on and go into
passive mode transfer but it just hangs there and times out. (no
warnings).
Am I missing anything?..Anything I should check?
2.) Sending Vmail as attachments. I am completely confused by this...
Do I need to have sendmail enabled or does * have this feature?
Voicemails are saved and can be retrieved by *97 or by the "User"
web interface but
I am having problems sending it as an attachment. Mail gets sent to
a google account but gets rejected.
My ITSP is Rogers so I not sure if they allow SMTP or do I need to
relay.
Confused:
Henry
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Tel: 647-723-5160 Ext.203
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