Are you running qmail-smtpd under tcpserver? If not, you should as this will allow you
to
get a more detailed log of smtp connections.
You could also try a tcpdump.
Si
seiheng wrote:
> The saddest part of live is you have to work some ppl who are _not_ helpful in
>solving
> problem.
>
> I need to do some thing (project related to my work) with this site, things have not
> been working well be me and other guy, and they keep blaming is my fault.
>
> Anyway, thanks for the info, sorry to bother you about my problem. I think of
>something
> else...
>
> Sei Heng
>
> Simon Rae wrote:
>
> > I don't know if the sites you mentioned use qmail for incoming mail or not. Anyway,
> > qmail handles messages with bare lfs correctly. Besides, this may not be the
>problem.
> > Once again I'd suggest you ask the postmaster from this site to check their SMTP
>log
> > and see if that gives any indication.
> >
> > Si
> >
> > seiheng wrote:
> >
> > > But, If remember correctly, yahoo.com and netscape.net both using Qmail, both
> > > site able to receive the mail send from this MS SMTP server.
> > >
> > > If other MTAs allow 'bare lf' why did Qmail disallow it? Is there a patch where I
> > > could just make Qmail behave as other MTAs?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Sei Heng
> > >
> > > Simon Rae wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've had the same problem receiving mail from a Microsoft SMTP server. I think
> > > > it's down to the 'bare lf' problem although I may well be wrong. Sendmail and
> > > > other MTAs accept these but qmail bounces them.
> > > >
> > > > Ask this remote site to check their SMTP log for clues.
> > > >
> > > > Si
> > > >
> > > > seiheng wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > There is this remote mail server that can send email to one of my server
> > > > > running Sendmail, but it just can't send email to servers running Qmail (I
> > > > > tested 3 server running Qmail, all of them cannot received email from that
> > > > > remote server).
> > > > >
> > > > > I have been running Qmail for most of may mail server. They all run just
> > > > > fine, until I encounter this server.
> > > > >
> > > > > I use that mail server to send email to yahoo, asiamail, netscape, they all
> > > > > works. But it just can't reach my mail servers.
> > > > >
> > > > > I also tried sending email from other free email server, all could reach my
> > > > > server.
> > > > >
> > > > > Now, this may sound a bit confusing. But I am totolly run out of ideas.
> > > > >
> > > > > That remote server is running 'Microsoft SMTP MAIL' when I do a "telnet
> > > > > <host> 25".
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm running:
> > > > >
> > > > > Qmail version: 1.03
> > > > > OS: Linux Slackware 4.0
> > > > >
> > > > > Sei Heng
> > > > > ps: There is no entry in my servers mail logs
