I use postfix on my laptop to send mail using gmail's smtp servers. The laptop runs ubuntu 8.04.
I shall be grateful if I could get help in resolving the following two problems. 1. The setup works well when used from home where I do not have a proxy server. However, in my office, I have to work through a cyberoam proxy. Postfix does not send e-mails through the proxy. I would like to know if anyone has experience of making postfix send e-mail through cyberoam. 2. The second problem is that when postfix is unable to connect to the gmail's servers (either because it is behind cyberoam or because I am simply not connected), postfix does not even keep the mails in the queue. The mails are simply removed from the queue when it cannot reach the gmail servers. That is a big nuisance and defeats the whole purpose of having postfix. The mail.log shows the following in such a case. Aug 13 09:24:16 shireen postfix/smtp[9041]: A272E2665: to=< [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=none, delay=40, delays=0.17/0.22/40/0, dsn=5.4.4, status=bounced (unable to look up host smtp.gmail.com: Name or service not known) Aug 13 09:24:16 shireen postfix/cleanup[9039]: 17A362666: message-id=< [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aug 13 09:24:16 shireen postfix/qmgr[7192]: 17A362666: from=<>, size=5172, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Aug 13 09:24:16 shireen postfix/bounce[9085]: A272E2665: sender non-delivery notification: 17A362666 Aug 13 09:24:16 shireen postfix/qmgr[7192]: A272E2665: removed Aug 13 09:24:56 shireen postfix/smtp[9041]: 17A362666: to=< [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, relay=none, delay=40, delays=0.02/0/40/0, dsn=5.4.4, status=bounced (unable to look up host smtp.gmail.com: Name or service not known) Aug 13 09:24:56 shireen postfix/qmgr[7192]: 17A362666: removed Can anyone help? It will save me a huge hassle. Vikas
