On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 02:59:42PM +0100, G T Smith wrote:

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Jay Griffin wrote:

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ok, i tried setting up the mta using yast. This did not work quite as well as i'd liked.

I've now manually edited the main.cf file as you suggested Sandy. I had to create the file '/etc/postfix/smtp_relayhost_auth' as it was not there, and entered the server and username/passwd for my isp.

i restarted postfix as you advised. It seems i'm getting mail ok but can't send now.

output from 'postconf -n' :

alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases biff = no canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/canonical command_directory = /usr/sbin config_directory = /etc/postfix daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix debug_peer_level = 2 defer_transports = smtp disable_dns_lookups = yes disable_mime_output_conversion = no html_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/html inet_interfaces = localhost inet_protocols = all

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relayhost = mail.btinternet.com

should be (which works for me)....

relayhost = [mail.btinternet.com]

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smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous smtp_use_tls = no smtpd_client_restrictions = smtpd_helo_required = no smtpd_helo_restrictions = smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = no smtpd_sender_restrictions = hash:/etc/postfix/access smtpd_use_tls = no strict_8bitmime = no strict_rfc821_envelopes = no transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550 virtual_alias_domains = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual

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errors from /var/log/mail :

postfix/error[14394]: 304011CD519: to=, relay=none, delay=0.33, delays=0.27/0.01/0/0.06, dsn=4.3.2, status=deferred (deferred transport) Apr 14 14:40:15 postfix/qmgr[14364]: 4F3191CD517: from=, size=457, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Apr 14 14:40:15 postfix/qmgr[14364]: 55BDC1CD518: from=, size=498, nrcpt=2 (queue active)

postfix/error[14804]: 304011CD519: to=, relay=none, delay=561, delays=561/0.04/0/0.11, dsn=4.3.2, status=deferred (deferred transport) -------------------------------------

Not sure what this could be?

Jamie

btinternet require that you authenticate to their mail relays

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Hi again, I think (fingers crossed) i've got it sorted. The "deferred transport" parameter was set to smtp. I changed it to ondemand and mails are now relaying ok. Thanks for the help with this though. Jamie -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 07:12:37PM +0100, Jamie Griffin wrote:

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 07:21:37PM +0200, Sandy Drobic wrote:

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Jay Griffin wrote:

No idea why you've got this parameter set, but it will defer all smtp deliveries, exactly as the name of the parameter indicates!

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disable_dns_lookups = yes

This is another nice effort to shoot yourself. If you disable dns lookups then don't expect Postfix to find out what ip address mail.btinternet.com might be.

Remove both parameters and requeue the mails:

postconf -e "defer_transports = " postconf -e "disable_dns_lookups = " postfix reload postsuper -r ALL postfix flush

Then check if the mails are being delivered or if some other errors pop up.

relayhost = [mail.btinternet.com]

The square brackets disable the mx lookup in case some clever admin has configured an mx for whatever reason.

-- Sandy

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Thank you very much Sandy. I've made the changes and it does seem to be working much better now. I'll keep an eye on it though, any further problems will post back.

Thanks to all.

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just to add Sandy, retrieving messages is also working; i'm polling them from an imap server currently. When i've got the static ip sorted i intend to set up mx for my domain. I thought about dyndns but from what i can tell it makes things easier having a static ip? is that right? Jamie -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org