FW: Postfix, not receiving mail

[Dirk Moolman]

Ok, let's try again ....


-----Original Message-----
From: linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org
[mailto:linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org] On Behalf Of Kurt Wall
Sent: 12 January 2005 09:44 PM


On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 07:29:29PM +0200, Dirk Moolman took 49 lines to
write:
> 
> > 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[..............]
> 
> 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)


Please post the uncommented portions of /etc/postfix/main.cf. You can
use this command to get it:





queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
command_directory = /usr/sbin
daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
mail_owner = postfix
inet_interfaces = all
debug_peer_level = 2
debugger_command =
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
newaliases_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
setgid_group = maildrop
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/samples
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/README_FILES
mail_spool_directory = /var/mail
canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/canonical
virtual_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
relocated_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/relocated
transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
sender_canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sender_canonical
masquerade_exceptions = root
masquerade_classes = envelope_sender, header_sender, header_recipient
myhostname = mxteledev.mxgroup.co.za
masquerade_domains =
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain
defer_transports =
disable_dns_lookups = no
relayhost = [.............]    this is the ip of this host (not the
loopback) just took it out for security reasons
content_filter =
mailbox_command =
mailbox_transport =
smtpd_sender_restrictions = hash:/etc/postfix/access
smtpd_client_restrictions =
smtpd_helo_required = no
smtpd_helo_restrictions =
strict_rfc821_envelopes = no
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,check_relay_domains
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases



FQDN = mxteledev.mxgroup.co.za



Extract from mail log for last 2 days:

Jan 11 18:12:36 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[13542]: disconnect from
mxmail1[163.197.230.80]
Jan 12 00:00:04 mxteledev postfix/pickup[12203]: 1DCA01C5BC: uid=0
from=<root>
Jan 12 00:00:04 mxteledev postfix/cleanup[16708]: 1DCA01C5BC:
message-id=<20050111220004.1DCA01C5BC at mxteledev.mxgroup.co.za>
Jan 12 00:00:04 mxteledev postfix/qmgr[5480]: 1DCA01C5BC:
from=<root at mxteledev.mxgroup.co.za>, size=1980, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jan 12 00:00:04 mxteledev postfix/local[16712]: 1DCA01C5BC:
to=<root at mxteledev.mxgroup.co.za>, relay=local, delay=0, status=sent
(mailbox)
Jan 12 08:56:29 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[6488]: connect from
unknown[163.197.230.90]
Jan 12 08:56:29 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[6488]: 7FFEB16807:
client=unknown[163.197.230.90]
Jan 12 08:56:29 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[6488]: reject: RCPT from
unknown[163.197.230.90]: 554 <root at hmi.co.za>: Recipient address
rejected: Relay access denied; from=<PierreM at mxo.co.za>
to=<root at hmi.co.za>
Jan 12 08:56:34 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[6488]: disconnect from
unknown[163.197.230.90]
Jan 12 10:49:58 mxteledev postfix/master[5476]: terminating on signal 15
Jan 12 10:50:04 mxteledev postfix/postfix-script: starting the Postfix
mail system
Jan 12 10:50:04 mxteledev postfix/master[18512]: daemon started
Jan 12 10:50:21 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[18580]: connect from
mxmail1[163.197.230.80]
Jan 12 10:50:21 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[18580]: 2B8281C5D7:
client=mxmail1[163.197.230.80]
Jan 12 10:50:21 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[18580]: reject: RCPT from
mxmail1[163.197.230.80]: 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[163.197.230.80]
Jan 12 10:55:12 mxteledev postfix/master[18512]: terminating on signal
15
Jan 12 10:55:18 mxteledev postfix/postfix-script: starting the Postfix
mail system
Jan 12 10:55:18 mxteledev postfix/master[19108]: daemon started
Jan 12 10:55:33 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[19139]: connect from
mxmail1[163.197.230.80]
Jan 12 10:55:33 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[19139]: 988BD1C5CF:
client=mxmail1[163.197.230.80]
Jan 12 10:55:33 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[19139]: reject: RCPT from
mxmail1[163.197.230.80]: 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 10:55:38 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[19139]: disconnect from
mxmail1[163.197.230.80]
Jan 12 11:01:16 mxteledev postfix/master[19108]: terminating on signal
15
Jan 12 11:01:20 mxteledev postfix/postfix-script: starting the Postfix
mail system
Jan 12 11:01:20 mxteledev postfix/master[19858]: daemon started
Jan 12 11:01:36 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[19888]: connect from
mxmail1[163.197.230.80]
Jan 12 11:01:36 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[19888]: 978FE8639:
client=mxmail1[163.197.230.80]
Jan 12 11:01:36 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[19888]: reject: RCPT from
mxmail1[163.197.230.80]: 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 11:01:41 mxteledev postfix/smtpd[19888]: disconnect from
mxmail1[163.197.230.80]
Jan 13 00:00:03 mxteledev postfix/pickup[26029]: BF54B1C5E7: uid=0
from=<root>
Jan 13 00:00:03 mxteledev postfix/cleanup[1689]: BF54B1C5E7:
message-id=<20050112220003.BF54B1C5E7 at mxteledev.mxgroup.co.za>
Jan 13 00:00:03 mxteledev postfix/qmgr[19862]: BF54B1C5E7:
from=<root at mxteledev.mxgroup.co.za>, size=2088, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jan 13 00:00:03 mxteledev postfix/local[1693]: BF54B1C5E7:
to=<root at mxteledev.mxgroup.co.za>, relay=local, delay=0, status=sent
(mailbox)