On Apr 5, 2010, at 23:51, Sahil Tandon wrote: > On Mon, 05 Apr 2010, Jeff Lacki wrote: >> I havent touched the config in a few weeks so nothing should >> have changed from when it worked. My server relays through >> my ISP. My domain DNS records are working fine and I checked >> for blacklisting and Im not blacklisted. The log file shows >> 250 sent. >> >> I tried commenting out the relay_host line so it would go >> directly to gmail and I got: >> >> Apr 5 22:33:01 myserver postfix/smtp[27160]: connect to >> alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com[209.85.218.17]:25: Connection timed out >> Apr 5 22:33:31 myserver postfix/smtp[27160]: connect to >> alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com[74.125.157.27]:25: Connection timed out >> Apr 5 22:33:31 myserver postfix/smtp[27160]: 2372872E0D7: >> to=<myem...@gmail.com>, relay=none, delay=660, delays=510/0.02/150/0, >> dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to >> alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com[74.125.157.27]:25: Connection timed out) >> >> It just keeps repeating this after the retry period (Im assuming). >> >> Anyone have any idea what to check next or why this >> might be happening? > > Something (likely a firewall) is prohibiting you from directly > connecting to the gmail.com MX; I am able to connect to it just fine > from here. If you typically send mail via a relayhost, continue doing > so, and ask the admins of said relayhost to help troubleshoot your > problem with delivery to gmail. This is not a Postfix issue.
Jeff, It's just what Sahil said. Your ISP is blocking outbound SMTP, at least to gmail, so you will only be able relay through your ISP. Daniel
