Postfix, not receiving mail

[Net Llama!]

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Dirk Moolman wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org
> [mailto:linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org] On Behalf Of Net Llama!
> Sent: 12 January 2005 03:57 PM
>
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Dirk Moolman wrote:
> > My exchange admin tells me there is a problem with the relay setup on
> > the Linux machine.   I have played around with the relay settings, but
> > no luck.  To be honest, I do not know the syntax of the settings in
> the
> > main.cf file, and the documentation isn't helpful in this regard
> either
> > (no examples).
> >
> >
> > >From my log file (/var/log/mail) I am getting:
> >
> > Jan 12 10:50:21 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[18580]: connect from
> > mxmail1[..............]
> > Jan 12 10:50:21 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[18580]: 2B8281C5D7:
> > client=mxmail1[...........]
> > Jan 12 10:50:21 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[18580]: reject: RCPT from
> > mxmail1[...........]: 554 <wfmailer at hmi.co.za>: Recipient address
> > rejected: Relay access denied; from=<DirkM at mxgroup.co.za>
> > to=<wfmailer at hmi.co.za>
> > Jan 12 10:50:26 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[18580]: disconnect from
> > mxmail1[..............]
> >
> >
> >Do you really want to relay mail through this box, or are you trying to
> >send mail to local users on this box?
>
>
>
> No, I don't want to relay through this box, I just want to receive mail
> on this box (for a local user) - I am just trying what my NT Admin tells
> me to do.  When it comes to mail, I am out of my depth - still trying to
> understand the whole thing.
>
> I know that port 25 is open, and that I can connect to it, but something
> is blocking me on the Linux server (rejecting the e-mail)

Well based on the log snippet you provided above, the server thinks that
you're trying to relay mail through it to a different mail server.

It might help here if you provided some actual details on your setup and
specifically what you'er doing, and the results you're seeing.  Thus far,
you've not provided the configuration file that at least one other person
requested, nor info on what is happening to the mail you're sending (or
where you're sending it).

Please provide ALL of the following:
0) main.cf
1) The FQDN of this mail server.  If for security reasons you can't
provide it, at least make up a fake one and provide an example of which
email address you'e sending mail to on that server, and what is happening
to that email.  Does it bounce back?  Is it lost in a black hole?
2) /var/log/mail for the time period that includes the mail sent in #1

BTW, can you fix your mail client to properly quote emails?  Oh,
nevermind, you're using M Sexchange.

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