Jwp wrote: > Well after a fresh install of postfix, setting my > inet_interfaces = all and restarting postfix has > allowed me to telnet to port 25 with the linux box > itself, through localhost and I was also able to > connect a telnet session from another box on my lan > to port 25. Also I gained a new error on the > message that was returned: > > Recipient address: usr@xxxxxxxxx > Reason: Remote SMTP server has rejected address > Diagnostic code: smtp;554 <usr@xxxxxxxxx>: Relay access denied > Remote system: dns;b-dub.org > (TCP|167.206.5.68|52577|24.44.190.85|25) > (cosmo.b-dub.org ESMTP Postfix) > > > Is this a good sign? Yes, but it looks like you need to edit main.cf and change the following lines... myhostname = cosmo.b-dub.org mydomain = b-dub.org The above changes should configure postfix so that it knows what domain is considered local. i.e. call the local delivery agent to store the inbound e-mail in an actual mailbox or maildir. Note: Now would probably be a good time for you to read about the difference between MAILBOX and MAILDIR storage formats. Also, read about local delivery agents like procmail. FWIW: I changed my postfix config to use procmail as the local delivery agent. See main.cf and search for procmail. > Or is this a sign that my ISP is stopping the mail? I was able to telnet to your server. Your postfix MTA did reply with cosmo.b-dub.org > Cosmo.b-dub.org is the name of the server box, it does not > have a mx or a record, should I set one up? Yes, but first try adding an address record (A) for cosmo.b-dub.org, then change your current mx record to use cosmo.b-dub.org. Right now your mx record says... [scowles@voyager scowles]$ dig b-dub.org mx ; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> b-dub.org mx ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 62391 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 3 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;b-dub.org. IN MX ;; ANSWER SECTION: b-dub.org. 7163 IN MX 0 b-dub.org. ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: b-dub.org. 7163 IN NS ns18.zoneedit.com. b-dub.org. 7163 IN NS ns8.zoneedit.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: b-dub.org. 24 IN A 24.44.190.85 ns8.zoneedit.com. 147919 IN A 216.122.4.151 ns18.zoneedit.com. 147919 IN A 65.125.227.35 The above should work, but typically the MX record should point to a fully qualified domain name like cosmo.b-dub.org instead of your domain names A record. > The only forwarded port (well related to postfix) is port 25 through > the linksys router do other ports need to be opened? For e-mail... No Steve Cowles
