Hmm "progress" as now I'm getting 5.1.1 ADDRESS: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in relay recipient table" Not finding much in log files Still on it though.
/Martin S 2015-06-14 17:44 GMT+02:00 Martin S <shieldf...@gmail.com>: > Oh my old configs are very very gone =) As the old system was Centos > and the new one Debian they went the way of the Dodo with the complete > reinstall ... > > I'll recheck the section now that I'm home. > > /Martin S > > 2015-06-14 15:57 GMT+02:00 Michael Munger <mich...@highpoweredhelp.com>: >> Mar >> This is a different error than you were getting before. YOu were getting >> "user unknown in recipient table" before, which meant postfix could not >> figure out who you wanted to send mail to... or if it was even >> responsible for that domain / user's mail. >> >> Now, you have a problem with "are you allowed to send me mail?". >> >> My first question is: did you overwrite all the config files you had >> before and use the ones specifically in the tutorial? >> >> I suspect not. This error comes about when the remote side is trying to >> authenticate with an authentication mechanism that the server side >> doesn't support. >> >> Here's why it works locally: >> >> When you send locally, you're sending via 127.0.0.1, which is clearly in >> your mynetworks (as it would be by default). This means you're doing IP >> authentication to send mail. Thus, it works as long as you're in your >> own sandbox. >> >> When you attempt to send mail from outside your machines "self made" >> sandbox of 127.0.0.1/8, then you are required to authenticate. >> Otherwise, spammers can use you as a relay. >> >> So, thus far, it's working properly. >> >> Now, on the remote side, when you try to authenticate, you're trying to >> use PLAIN (plaintext) ,and the server is rejecting that request. >> >> This tells me that your /etc/postfix/sasl/smtpd.conf file is incorrect, >> in valid, non-existent, or (at the very least) not setup the way the >> http://learnlinuxonline.com/servers/how-setup-linux-mail-server-debian-ubuntu >> dictates. >> >> If you double check that article, under the section How to Configure >> Saslauthd for our Linux Mail Server, you'll see that the second line of >> the configuration for the /etc/postfix/sasl/smtpd.conf line specifies: >> mech_list: PLAIN LOGIN >> >> Since your server is not allowing this, you need to check that out. >> >> Re-Read the section: Debugging Loggin Failures. >> >> If you are still trying to use your own configs, scrap them. Start with >> these tested configs, and you can modify it after you get it working. >> >> Double check every detail, and if it still doesn't work, post back here >> with your specific errors (error text required) as well as the relevant >> snipits from /var/log/syslog as applicable. >> >> >> Michael Munger, dCAP, MCPS, MCNPS, MBSS >> High Powered Help, Inc. >> Microsoft Certified Professional >> Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist >> Digium Certified Asterisk Professional >> mich...@highpoweredhelp.com >> >> On 06/14/2015 04:53 AM, Martin S wrote: >>> OK, re-did it all using >>> http://learnlinuxonline.com/servers/how-setup-linux-mail-server-debian-ubuntu >>> >>> Still having the same problem, it works locally but not from the rest >>> of the world. E.g. using Postfix admin I can send mail to my account >>> but using the http://www.mail2web.com service I can't access the >>> account. >>> Mailing from my laptop I get Your SMTP server does not support PLAIN. >>> Choose a different authentication method. The server responded: "5.7.8 >>> Error: authentication failed: authentication failure >>> >>> Going to look at it when i get home >>> >>> /Martin S >>> >>> 2015-06-13 17:36 GMT+02:00 Michael Munger <mich...@highpoweredhelp.com>: >>>> It's easier to do it right the first time than it us to "unlock" your >>>> install. >>>> >>>> http://learnlinuxonline.com/servers/how-setup-linux-mail-server-debian-ubuntu >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone >>>> >>>> >>>> -------- Original message -------- >>>> From: Martin S >>>> Date:06/13/2015 3:51 AM (GMT-05:00) >>>> To: postfix-us...@cloud9.net >>>> Subject: newbie faq - sorry: recipient lists >>>> >>>> hi, >>>> >>>> I've set up a mailserver (as my hosting mail is crap) using this site: >>>> http://www.server-world.info/en/note?os=CentOS_7&p=httpd&f=13 I am >>>> having problems with recipients. No matter how I set up my recipeints >>>> (local or virtual) I get Recipient address rejected: User unknown in >>>> relay recipient table" >>>> >>>> Can someone point me to a reliable instruction for me to unfuck my >>>> installation? >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Martin S >>> >>> >>> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Martin S -- Regards, Martin S
