On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 1:33 PM, Khan Mohamed Ashraf <[email protected]>wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 6:32 PM, Jake Vickers <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Khan Mohamed Ashraf wrote: >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Jake Vickers <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Khan Mohamed Ashraf wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 7:55 AM, Jake Vickers <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Khan Mohamed Ashraf wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> The List. >>>> First off I must apologize for stupidity on my part. >>>> If I have offended anybody I offer my sincere apologies. >>>> I thought I had edited out the domain name in my post but I see that it >>>> shows all in its full glory. >>>> My intention in not disclosing the IP or Domain was to protect the >>>> domain owner. >>>> I still have not been able to resolve the problem. >>>> It seems like a problem external to the server. >>>> I found this out by installing QMT5 on another machine and am getting >>>> the same problem on it. >>>> Outbound mail is not leaving the server. >>>> I am receiving mail normally. >>>> Thanks for all the excellent help available on the list. >>>> Khan Md Ashraf >>>> >>>> >>>> You did not offend, but without the real domain name or IP address (and >>>> possibly full, unedited logs) we can be of little help. >>>> I mentioned in one of my previous emails that the issue was possibly >>>> with the other server. >>>> Can you show us some logs where the error is showing (include 15 lines >>>> before the error, and 15 after so we can see the full transaction). >>>> Also set up an account (such as your Gmail account you're using) and try >>>> sending to that domain. Does it go through? >>>> I understand wanting to protect your mail server, but addresses are >>>> scrubbed from these emails when they are posted to the Internet, so the >>>> only >>>> ones who get these messages are admins like yourself. I run plenty of these >>>> systems for other people - I have no desire to do anything or know anything >>>> about your server. >>>> >>>> Mr. Vickers, >>> Thank you. >>> I am a much relieved man. >>> I was only worried that some third parties would misuse the same. >>> I happy that you have cleared that up for me. >>> >>> I receive mail to the server. >>> No mail leaves the server. To even other QMT mail servers I have >>> installed and manage. >>> From my understanding of it, outbound mail is not leaving my server. >>> It fails I think because of this >>> >>> @400000004ab661f92150677c starting delivery 206: msg 3294479 to remote >>> [email protected] >>> @400000004ab661f921507334 status: local 0/10 remote 1/60 >>> @400000004ab662c61668138c delivery 206: deferral: >>> Connected_to_82.94.216.251_but_connection_died._(#4.4.2)/ >>> >>> And as far as I can make out this is different from the deferral related >>> to spam list lookups. >>> >>> I have double and triple checked if the IP is listed on any spam list and >>> it hasn't showed on any. >>> This IP also is not a NAT for any local LAN' s, It sits on the DMZ of the >>> firewall and does only mail. >>> >>> >>> Try doing some telnet tests, as outlined here: >>> http://wiki.qmailtoaster.com/index.php/How_to_use_telnet_for_diagnostics >>> It looks like your firewall may have a "spam proxy" or "smtp proxy" and >>> is intercepting the transmissions. >>> If you're not sure, give us the results of the telnet test you did. >>> >>> Mr. Vickers, >> >> Thank you. >> This is what I tried yesterday. >> By passed the firewall all together for the mail server. With the firewall >> on the mail server also disabled. >> Still stuck with the same problem. >> Will try your suggestion. >> >> >> Are you getting this error when sending to only 1 server, or to every >> server. This is normally just greylisting on the recipient end. >> >> > Mr. Vickers, > I am currently out of town. > Yes the error was to every domain I was trying to send mail to. > The last I checked, I bypassed the firewall and it worked. > Currently it seems to be working when directly connected, bypassing the > firewall. > I will be back in town as of Monday the 28th. > Shall update the list subsequently. > Thank you for all your help > I am much obliged. > > Khan Md. Ashraf > I am back. I have setup the mail server up to connect directly with its public IP. Problem is resolved in as much as that the 'deferral' of outbound mail has stopped. And mail is delivered immediately. Though I am still unhappy that it is facing the big bad internet directly. Not on the DMZ as it was earlier. Trying to figure that out with the help of the person managing the firewall. I have rc.firewall script running. This script I use for NAT and fire walling and has served me reasonably well. It used to be hosted at projectfiles.com and sourceforge.net a while back and was part of the first release of Vector Linux 3.0. It is now available from here http://www.ledow.org.uk/linux/ Khan Md. Ashraf
