hi, i got it working with default config.xml file now when i try to change the config file to run it from my server by making following changes to config file
<servernames autodetect="true" autodetectIP="true"> <!-- CONFIRM? --> <servername>localhost</servername> <servername>XXXXX.com</servername> </servernames> <dnsserver> <servers> <!--Enter ip address of your DNS server, one IP address per server --> <!-- element. --> <server>XX.XX.XX.XX</server> </servers> <!-- Change autodiscover to false if you would like to turn off autodiscovery --> <!-- and set the DNS servers manually in the <servers> section --> <autodiscover>false</autodiscover> <authoritative>false</authoritative> <!-- Maximum number of entries to maintain in the DNS cache --> <maxcachesize>50000</maxcachesize> </dnsserver> what can the problem be is it something wrong with the dns ?? here is the error message Using PHOENIX_HOME: /usr/james-2.3.0 Using PHOENIX_TMPDIR: /usr/james-2.3.0/temp Using JAVA_HOME: /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_11 Running Phoenix: Phoenix 4.2 James Mail Server 2.3.0 org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleException: Component named "remotemanager" failed to pass through the Starting stage. (Reason: java.net.BindException: Address already in use). at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.fail(LifecycleHelper.java:354) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.startup(LifecycleHelper.java:226) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.startup(DefaultApplication.java:530) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.doRunPhase(DefaultApplication.java:478) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.runPhase(DefaultApplication.java:409) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.start(DefaultApplication.java:180) at org.apache.avalon.framework.container.ContainerUtil.start(ContainerUtil.java:260) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.kernel.DefaultKernel.startup(DefaultKernel.java:295) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.kernel.DefaultKernel.addApplication(DefaultKernel.java:376) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.deployer.DefaultDeployer.deploy(DefaultDeployer.java:357) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFile(DefaultEmbeddor.java:542) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFile(DefaultEmbeddor.java:535) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFiles(DefaultEmbeddor.java:520) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployDefaultApplications(DefaultEmbeddor.java:509) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.execute(DefaultEmbeddor.java:268) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.run(CLIMain.java:198) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.execute(CLIMain.java:184) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.main(CLIMain.java:145) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.launcher.Main.startup(Main.java:128) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:83) Caused by: java.net.BindException: Address already in use at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:359) at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:319) at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:185) at org.apache.avalon.cornerstone.blocks.sockets.DefaultServerSocketFactory.createServerSocket(DefaultServerSocketFactory.java:74) at org.apache.james.core.AbstractJamesService.initialize(AbstractJamesService.java:335) at org.apache.james.remotemanager.RemoteManager.initialize(RemoteManager.java:141) at org.apache.avalon.framework.container.ContainerUtil.initialize(ContainerUtil.java:244) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.startup(LifecycleHelper.java:200) ... 22 more There was an uncaught exception: --------------------------------------------------------- --- Message --- Failed to start application james. --- Stack Trace --- org.apache.avalon.phoenix.interfaces.DeploymentException: Failed to start application james. at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.deployer.DefaultDeployer.deploy(DefaultDeployer.java:379) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFile(DefaultEmbeddor.java:542) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFile(DefaultEmbeddor.java:535) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFiles(DefaultEmbeddor.java:520) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployDefaultApplications(DefaultEmbeddor.java:509) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.execute(DefaultEmbeddor.java:268) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.run(CLIMain.java:198) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.execute(CLIMain.java:184) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.main(CLIMain.java:145) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.launcher.Main.startup(Main.java:128) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:83) Caused by: org.apache.avalon.framework.CascadingException: Failed to start application james. at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.kernel.DefaultKernel.startup(DefaultKernel.java:313) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.kernel.DefaultKernel.addApplication(DefaultKernel.java:376) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.deployer.DefaultDeployer.deploy(DefaultDeployer.java:357) ... 14 more Caused by: org.apache.avalon.phoenix.interfaces.ApplicationException: Component named "remotemanager" failed to pass through the Starting stage. (Reason: java.net.BindException: Address already in use). at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.start(DefaultApplication.java:186) at org.apache.avalon.framework.container.ContainerUtil.start(ContainerUtil.java:260) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.kernel.DefaultKernel.startup(DefaultKernel.java:295) ... 16 more Caused by: org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleException: Component named "remotemanager" failed to pass through the Starting stage. (Reason: java.net.BindException: Address already in use). at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.fail(LifecycleHelper.java:354) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.startup(LifecycleHelper.java:226) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.startup(DefaultApplication.java:530) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.doRunPhase(DefaultApplication.java:478) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.runPhase(DefaultApplication.java:409) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.start(DefaultApplication.java:180) ... 18 more Caused by: java.net.BindException: Address already in use at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:359) at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:319) at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:185) at org.apache.avalon.cornerstone.blocks.sockets.DefaultServerSocketFactory.createServerSocket(DefaultServerSocketFactory.java:74) at org.apache.james.core.AbstractJamesService.initialize(AbstractJamesService.java:335) at org.apache.james.remotemanager.RemoteManager.initialize(RemoteManager.java:141) at org.apache.avalon.framework.container.ContainerUtil.initialize(ContainerUtil.java:244) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.startup(LifecycleHelper.java:200) ... 22 more rethrown from org.apache.avalon.framework.CascadingException: Failed to start application james. at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.kernel.DefaultKernel.startup(DefaultKernel.java:313) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.kernel.DefaultKernel.addApplication(DefaultKernel.java:376) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.deployer.DefaultDeployer.deploy(DefaultDeployer.java:357) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFile(DefaultEmbeddor.java:542) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFile(DefaultEmbeddor.java:535) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFiles(DefaultEmbeddor.java:520) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployDefaultApplications(DefaultEmbeddor.java:509) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.execute(DefaultEmbeddor.java:268) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.run(CLIMain.java:198) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.execute(CLIMain.java:184) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.main(CLIMain.java:145) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.launcher.Main.startup(Main.java:128) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:83) Caused by: org.apache.avalon.phoenix.interfaces.ApplicationException: Component named "remotemanager" failed to pass through the Starting stage. (Reason: java.net.BindException: Address already in use). at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.start(DefaultApplication.java:186) at org.apache.avalon.framework.container.ContainerUtil.start(ContainerUtil.java:260) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.kernel.DefaultKernel.startup(DefaultKernel.java:295) ... 16 more Caused by: org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleException: Component named "remotemanager" failed to pass through the Starting stage. (Reason: java.net.BindException: Address already in use). at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.fail(LifecycleHelper.java:354) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.startup(LifecycleHelper.java:226) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.startup(DefaultApplication.java:530) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.doRunPhase(DefaultApplication.java:478) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.runPhase(DefaultApplication.java:409) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.start(DefaultApplication.java:180) ... 18 more Caused by: java.net.BindException: Address already in use at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:359) at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:319) at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:185) at org.apache.avalon.cornerstone.blocks.sockets.DefaultServerSocketFactory.createServerSocket(DefaultServerSocketFactory.java:74) at org.apache.james.core.AbstractJamesService.initialize(AbstractJamesService.java:335) at org.apache.james.remotemanager.RemoteManager.initialize(RemoteManager.java:141) at org.apache.avalon.framework.container.ContainerUtil.initialize(ContainerUtil.java:244) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.startup(LifecycleHelper.java:200) ... 22 more rethrown from org.apache.avalon.phoenix.interfaces.ApplicationException: Component named "remotemanager" failed to pass through the Starting stage. (Reason: java.net.BindException: Address already in use). at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.start(DefaultApplication.java:186) at org.apache.avalon.framework.container.ContainerUtil.start(ContainerUtil.java:260) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.kernel.DefaultKernel.startup(DefaultKernel.java:295) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.kernel.DefaultKernel.addApplication(DefaultKernel.java:376) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.deployer.DefaultDeployer.deploy(DefaultDeployer.java:357) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFile(DefaultEmbeddor.java:542) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFile(DefaultEmbeddor.java:535) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFiles(DefaultEmbeddor.java:520) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployDefaultApplications(DefaultEmbeddor.java:509) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.execute(DefaultEmbeddor.java:268) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.run(CLIMain.java:198) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.execute(CLIMain.java:184) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.main(CLIMain.java:145) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.launcher.Main.startup(Main.java:128) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:83) Caused by: org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleException: Component named "remotemanager" failed to pass through the Starting stage. (Reason: java.net.BindException: Address already in use). at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.fail(LifecycleHelper.java:354) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.startup(LifecycleHelper.java:226) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.startup(DefaultApplication.java:530) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.doRunPhase(DefaultApplication.java:478) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.runPhase(DefaultApplication.java:409) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.start(DefaultApplication.java:180) ... 18 more Caused by: java.net.BindException: Address already in use at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:359) at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:319) at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:185) at org.apache.avalon.cornerstone.blocks.sockets.DefaultServerSocketFactory.createServerSocket(DefaultServerSocketFactory.java:74) at org.apache.james.core.AbstractJamesService.initialize(AbstractJamesService.java:335) at org.apache.james.remotemanager.RemoteManager.initialize(RemoteManager.java:141) at org.apache.avalon.framework.container.ContainerUtil.initialize(ContainerUtil.java:244) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.startup(LifecycleHelper.java:200) ... 22 more rethrown from org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleException: Component named "remotemanager" failed to pass through the Starting stage. (Reason: java.net.BindException: Address already in use). at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.fail(LifecycleHelper.java:354) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.startup(LifecycleHelper.java:226) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.startup(DefaultApplication.java:530) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.doRunPhase(DefaultApplication.java:478) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.runPhase(DefaultApplication.java:409) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.start(DefaultApplication.java:180) at org.apache.avalon.framework.container.ContainerUtil.start(ContainerUtil.java:260) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.kernel.DefaultKernel.startup(DefaultKernel.java:295) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.kernel.DefaultKernel.addApplication(DefaultKernel.java:376) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.deployer.DefaultDeployer.deploy(DefaultDeployer.java:357) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFile(DefaultEmbeddor.java:542) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFile(DefaultEmbeddor.java:535) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFiles(DefaultEmbeddor.java:520) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployDefaultApplications(DefaultEmbeddor.java:509) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.execute(DefaultEmbeddor.java:268) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.run(CLIMain.java:198) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.execute(CLIMain.java:184) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.main(CLIMain.java:145) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.launcher.Main.startup(Main.java:128) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:83) Caused by: java.net.BindException: Address already in use at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:359) at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:319) at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:185) at org.apache.avalon.cornerstone.blocks.sockets.DefaultServerSocketFactory.createServerSocket(DefaultServerSocketFactory.java:74) at org.apache.james.core.AbstractJamesService.initialize(AbstractJamesService.java:335) at org.apache.james.remotemanager.RemoteManager.initialize(RemoteManager.java:141) at org.apache.avalon.framework.container.ContainerUtil.initialize(ContainerUtil.java:244) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.startup(LifecycleHelper.java:200) ... 22 more rethrown from java.net.BindException: Address already in use at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:359) at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:319) at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:185) at org.apache.avalon.cornerstone.blocks.sockets.DefaultServerSocketFactory.createServerSocket(DefaultServerSocketFactory.java:74) at org.apache.james.core.AbstractJamesService.initialize(AbstractJamesService.java:335) at org.apache.james.remotemanager.RemoteManager.initialize(RemoteManager.java:141) at org.apache.avalon.framework.container.ContainerUtil.initialize(ContainerUtil.java:244) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.containerkit.lifecycle.LifecycleHelper.startup(LifecycleHelper.java:200) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.startup(DefaultApplication.java:530) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.doRunPhase(DefaultApplication.java:478) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.runPhase(DefaultApplication.java:409) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.application.DefaultApplication.start(DefaultApplication.java:180) at org.apache.avalon.framework.container.ContainerUtil.start(ContainerUtil.java:260) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.kernel.DefaultKernel.startup(DefaultKernel.java:295) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.kernel.DefaultKernel.addApplication(DefaultKernel.java:376) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.deployer.DefaultDeployer.deploy(DefaultDeployer.java:357) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFile(DefaultEmbeddor.java:542) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFile(DefaultEmbeddor.java:535) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployFiles(DefaultEmbeddor.java:520) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.deployDefaultApplications(DefaultEmbeddor.java:509) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.components.embeddor.DefaultEmbeddor.execute(DefaultEmbeddor.java:268) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.run(CLIMain.java:198) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.execute(CLIMain.java:184) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.frontends.CLIMain.main(CLIMain.java:145) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.launcher.Main.startup(Main.java:128) at org.apache.avalon.phoenix.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:83) --------------------------------------------------------- The log file may contain further details of error. Please check the configuration files and restart Phoenix. If the problem persists, contact the Avalon project. See http://jakarta.apache.org/avalon for more information. Shutting down Phoenix. ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/