Re: [OT] Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-17 Thread Mihira Fernando
On 05/17/2011 03:05 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: I'd hazard a guess that there's much more to Dr. Venema than Postfix, more than... queue the Transformers jingle. Is Dr. Venema hiding the all spark ? :P

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-16 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 5/16/2011 7:10 PM, Sahil Tandon wrote: > Jason, > > I am glad your problem was solved. Also, I hope this thread taught you > a valuable lesson: instead of spreading misinformation and questioning > the 'quality' of free advice, you could focus your efforts on the very > basics of system admini

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-16 Thread Sahil Tandon
Jason, I am glad your problem was solved. Also, I hope this thread taught you a valuable lesson: instead of spreading misinformation and questioning the 'quality' of free advice, you could focus your efforts on the very basics of system administration. You may also benefit from a review of the f

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-16 Thread jason hirsh
On May 16, 2011, at 5:42 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > On 5/16/2011 10:38 AM, jason hirsh wrote: > >> I have a lot more to learn > > Nah, you've just spent too much time under water breathing through a > tube. Eats away at the brain ya know. You demonstrated this when you > contemplated switchin

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-16 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 5/16/2011 10:38 AM, jason hirsh wrote: > I have a lot more to learn Nah, you've just spent too much time under water breathing through a tube. Eats away at the brain ya know. You demonstrated this when you contemplated switching to Sendmail to solve this problem. ;) -- Stan

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-16 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 5/16/2011 9:47 AM, /dev/rob0 wrote: >>> If the netmask is mis-configured (say, 0xff00) then that explains >>> why we see no responses to connection attempts from 209.85.210.182 >>> (and other 209.* IP addresses). > > Wietse's amazing crystal ball strikes again! :) Well, ya know, one just

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-16 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 16.05.2011 18:22, schrieb Jerry: > On Mon, 16 May 2011 11:14:03 -0400 > jason hirsh articulated: > >> I was unable to get this quality of advice from the Freebsd forum > > Not surprising. The FreeBSD group is more concerned with bumping version > numbers and blaming Microsoft and hardware ma

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-16 Thread Jerry
On Mon, 16 May 2011 11:14:03 -0400 jason hirsh articulated: > I was unable to get this quality of advice from the Freebsd forum Not surprising. The FreeBSD group is more concerned with bumping version numbers and blaming Microsoft and hardware manufacturers for their problems than in actually do

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-16 Thread jason hirsh
On May 16, 2011, at 11:27 AM, Wietse Venema wrote: > Wietse Venema: >> jason hirsh: >> What is the output of >> >> ifconfig -a | grep 209.160 > > inet 209.160.65.133 netmask 0xf800 broadcast 209.160.71.255 > > (this is the IP handling mail services) > >>

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2011-05-16 Thread Wietse Venema
Wietse Venema: > jason hirsh: > > >>> What is the output of > > >>> > > >>> ifconfig -a | grep 209.160 > > >> > > >> inet 209.160.65.133 netmask 0xf800 broadcast 209.160.71.255 > > >> > > >> (this is the IP handling mail services) > > >> > > >> inet 209.160.68.112 netmask 0xff0

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2011-05-16 Thread Wietse Venema
jason hirsh: > >>> What is the output of > >>> > >>> ifconfig -a | grep 209.160 > >> > >> inet 209.160.65.133 netmask 0xf800 broadcast 209.160.71.255 > >> > >> (this is the IP handling mail services) > >> > >> inet 209.160.68.112 netmask 0xff00 broadcast 209.255.255.255 > >>> > >>

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-16 Thread jason hirsh
On May 16, 2011, at 10:48 AM, Wietse Venema wrote: > jason hirsh: >> inet 209.160.68.112 netmask 0xff00 broadcast 209.255.255.255 > > Well that explains everything. With this, your machine believes > that all IP addresses in 209.* are on the local subnet. > >>> If the netmask is mis-configu

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-16 Thread jason hirsh
On May 16, 2011, at 10:47 AM, /dev/rob0 wrote: > On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:29:10AM -0400, jason hirsh wrote: >> On May 16, 2011, at 9:51 AM, Wietse Venema wrote: >>> jason hirsh: 08:40:31.036997 IP mail-iy0-f182.google.com.51101 > tuna.theoceanwindow-bv.com.smtp: Flags [S], seq 85011

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-16 Thread Wietse Venema
jason hirsh: > inet 209.160.68.112 netmask 0xff00 broadcast 209.255.255.255 Well that explains everything. With this, your machine believes that all IP addresses in 209.* are on the local subnet. > > If the netmask is mis-configured (say, 0xff00) then that explains > > why we see no respo

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-16 Thread /dev/rob0
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:29:10AM -0400, jason hirsh wrote: > On May 16, 2011, at 9:51 AM, Wietse Venema wrote: > > jason hirsh: > >> 08:40:31.036997 IP mail-iy0-f182.google.com.51101 > > >> tuna.theoceanwindow-bv.com.smtp: Flags [S], seq 850119283, win 5720, > >> options [mss 1430,sackOK,TS v

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-16 Thread jason hirsh
On May 16, 2011, at 9:51 AM, Wietse Venema wrote: > jason hirsh: >> 08:40:31.036997 IP mail-iy0-f182.google.com.51101 > >> tuna.theoceanwindow-bv.com.smtp: Flags [S], seq 850119283, win 5720, >> options [mss 1430,sackOK,TS val 2972295960 ecr 0,nop,wscale 6], length 0 > > So, you are receivin

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-16 Thread Wietse Venema
jason hirsh: > 08:40:31.036997 IP mail-iy0-f182.google.com.51101 > > tuna.theoceanwindow-bv.com.smtp: Flags [S], seq 850119283, win 5720, > options [mss 1430,sackOK,TS val 2972295960 ecr 0,nop,wscale 6], length 0 So, you are receiving connection attempts from a Google system mail-iy0-f182.goog

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-15 Thread jason hirsh
On May 15, 2011, at 10:09 AM, Wietse Venema wrote: > jason hirsh: >> 08:40:31.036997 IP mail-iy0-f182.google.com.51101 > >> tuna.theoceanwindow-bv.com.smtp: Flags [S], seq 850119283, win 5720, >> options [mss 1430,sackOK,TS val 2972295960 ecr 0,nop,wscale 6], length 0 > > SYN from google.com

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread resumed due to useful data]

2011-05-15 Thread Wietse Venema
jason hirsh: > 08:40:31.036997 IP mail-iy0-f182.google.com.51101 > > tuna.theoceanwindow-bv.com.smtp: Flags [S], seq 850119283, win 5720, > options [mss 1430,sackOK,TS val 2972295960 ecr 0,nop,wscale 6], length 0 SYN from google.com -> theoceanwindow-bv.com > 08:40:34.037857 IP mail-iy0-f182.

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread on hold pending useful data]

2011-05-15 Thread Pau Amma
On Sun, May 15, 2011 12:54 pm, Jeroen Geilman wrote: > On 05/15/2011 02:50 PM, jason hirsh wrote: >> >> this is the record of the exchange.. it does not appear to be what you >> expected though >> >> 08:40:31.036997 IP mail-iy0-f182.google.com.51101 > >> tuna.theoceanwindow-bv.com.smtp: Flags [S],

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread on hold pending useful data]

2011-05-15 Thread Jeroen Geilman
On 05/15/2011 03:18 PM, jason hirsh wrote: On May 15, 2011, at 8:54 AM, Jeroen Geilman wrote: On 05/15/2011 02:50 PM, jason hirsh wrote: this is the record of the exchange.. it does not appear to be what you expected though 08:40:31.036997 IP mail-iy0-f182.google.com.51101 > tuna.theocea

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread on hold pending useful data]

2011-05-15 Thread jason hirsh
On May 15, 2011, at 8:54 AM, Jeroen Geilman wrote: On 05/15/2011 02:50 PM, jason hirsh wrote: this is the record of the exchange.. it does not appear to be what you expected though 08:40:31.036997 IP mail-iy0-f182.google.com.51101 > tuna.theoceanwindow-bv.com.smtp: Flags [S], seq 850119

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread on hold pending useful data]

2011-05-15 Thread Jeroen Geilman
On 05/15/2011 02:50 PM, jason hirsh wrote: this is the record of the exchange.. it does not appear to be what you expected though 08:40:31.036997 IP mail-iy0-f182.google.com.51101 > tuna.theoceanwindow-bv.com.smtp: Flags [S], seq 850119283, win 5720, options [mss 1430,sackOK,TS val 29722959

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread on hold pending useful data]

2011-05-15 Thread jason hirsh
On May 15, 2011, at 1:14 AM, Frank Bonnet wrote: Le 15/05/2011 02:42, jason hirsh a écrit : On May 14, 2011, at 2:20 PM, Victor Duchovni wrote: On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 01:56:00PM -0400, jason hirsh wrote: I have also tried running the server with the IPFW turned off and still have the

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread on hold pending useful data]

2011-05-15 Thread jason hirsh
On May 15, 2011, at 1:14 AM, Frank Bonnet wrote: Le 15/05/2011 02:42, jason hirsh a écrit : On May 14, 2011, at 2:20 PM, Victor Duchovni wrote: On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 01:56:00PM -0400, jason hirsh wrote: I have also tried running the server with the IPFW turned off and still have the

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread on hold pending useful data]

2011-05-14 Thread Frank Bonnet
Le 15/05/2011 02:42, jason hirsh a écrit : On May 14, 2011, at 2:20 PM, Victor Duchovni wrote: On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 01:56:00PM -0400, jason hirsh wrote: I have also tried running the server with the IPFW turned off and still have the issue with some gmail and mindspring.com users I wo

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread on hold pending useful data]

2011-05-14 Thread jason hirsh
On May 14, 2011, at 2:20 PM, Victor Duchovni wrote: On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 01:56:00PM -0400, jason hirsh wrote: I have also tried running the server with the IPFW turned off and still have the issue with some gmail and mindspring.com users I would like to suggest that further posts in th

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-14 Thread Stan Hoeppner
Please keep replies on list Jason. Forwarding... On 5/14/2011 11:38 AM, jason hirsh wrote: > > On May 14, 2011, at 11:46 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > >> On 5/14/2011 4:01 AM, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote: >> >>> I can connect to you mailserver: >>> >>> # telnet mail.kasdivi.com 25 >>> Trying 209.160.65

Re: Google 7720 Error [thread on hold pending useful data]

2011-05-14 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 01:56:00PM -0400, jason hirsh wrote: > I have also tried running the server with the IPFW turned off and still > have the issue with some gmail and mindspring.com users I would like to suggest that further posts in this threat are moot, and should cease, unless and until

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-14 Thread jason hirsh
On May 14, 2011, at 1:38 PM, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote: * jason hirsh : Th eonly firewall I use is IPFW Well, that's something! Could you somehow dump the rules? Maybe it's accidentially dropping traffic which it should drop (typo!) I double checked the ruleset and 25 and 2500 (which I have

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-14 Thread Ralf Hildebrandt
* jason hirsh : > Th eonly firewall I use is IPFW Well, that's something! Could you somehow dump the rules? Maybe it's accidentially dropping traffic which it should drop (typo!) -- Ralf Hildebrandt Geschäftsbereich IT | Abteilung Netzwerk Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Benj

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-14 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 5/14/2011 4:01 AM, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote: > I can connect to you mailserver: > > # telnet mail.kasdivi.com 25 > Trying 209.160.65.133... > Connected to mail.kasdivi.com. > Escape character is '^]'. > 220 tuna.theoceanwindow-bv.com Same here, from my Postfix host at 65.41.216.221: ~$ telnet

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-14 Thread Rich Wales
Since you mentioned IPFW, I'm going to assume your server is running FreeBSD. I haven't used FreeBSD in some time, but I think I remember enough to be able to offer a few suggestions. If you're using IPFW, you should check your firewall configuration (/etc/rc.firewall?), turn on logging (net.inet

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-14 Thread jason hirsh
On May 14, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Wietse Venema wrote: jason hirsh: I repeat my suggestion that you collect real data to show that those SMTP packets from gmail actually reach you. Because when you finally discover that they don't then you can go and fix the real problem. i have no idea HOW to g

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-14 Thread Wietse Venema
jason hirsh: > > I repeat my suggestion that you collect real data to show that > > those SMTP packets from gmail actually reach you. Because when > > you finally discover that they don't then you can go and fix the > > real problem. > > i have no idea HOW to get that real data.. I do not have ac

Re: Google 7720 Error...

2011-05-14 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 14.05.2011 13:36, schrieb Peter Evans: > Apart from not actually reading what he said. I think you have some weird > crap running on your machine. If you are running postfix, I would expect to > see a postfix banner: > > Connected to 209.160.65.133. > Escape character is '^]'. > 220 tuna.theo

Re: Google 7720 Error...

2011-05-14 Thread Peter Evans
Wietse wrote: I repeat my suggestion that you collect real data to show that those SMTP packets from gmail actually reach you. Because when you finally discover that they don't then you can go and fix the real problem. You wrote: i have no idea HOW to get that real data.. I do not have access

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-14 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 14.05.2011 12:20, schrieb jason hirsh: >> I repeat my suggestion that you collect real data to show that >> those SMTP packets from gmail actually reach you. Because when >> you finally discover that they don't then you can go and fix the >> real problem. > > i have no idea HOW to get that

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-14 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 14.05.2011 12:14, schrieb jason hirsh: > thanks you for you suggestion on the TCP sniffer.. > of the responses I have received only yours offered a concrete > suggestion instead of damning me could you please stop your whining about people who explain you that postfix is not involved if you

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-14 Thread jason hirsh
On May 13, 2011, at 7:11 PM, Wietse Venema wrote: jason hirsh: If you want to solve this, then you will need to do the measurements that provide the evidence of what is going on. Until you can show network packets from gmail etc. trying to connect to your Postfix server, you have no evidence

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-14 Thread jason hirsh
On May 14, 2011, at 5:01 AM, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote: * jason hirsh : the users can access my web page so web services are fine they can ping my server. so DNS is fine i have the message that says that it can't contact my mail server.. my MTA is Postfix where else could iI see help?? Do

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-14 Thread jason hirsh
On May 13, 2011, at 6:31 PM, Noel Jones wrote: On 5/13/2011 5:09 PM, jason hirsh wrote: i have the message that says that it can't contact my mail server.. my MTA is Postfix where else could iI see help?? do I have to drop postfix and goback tosendmail to debug?? Your connectivity problem

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-14 Thread Ralf Hildebrandt
* jason hirsh : > the users can access my web page so web services are fine > > they can ping my server. so DNS is fine > > i have the message that says that it can't contact my mail server.. > my MTA is Postfix where else could iI see help?? Do you have other software like e.g. fail2ban runn

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-13 Thread /dev/rob0
On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 05:13:17PM -0400, jason hirsh wrote: > am I to tell potential business.. "I can provide mail service > for MOST of your contacts??" As you know (if you are listening to what you are being told), you have a non-Postfix issue here. Lacking shell access to the servers which

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-13 Thread Wietse Venema
jason hirsh: > > If you want to solve this, then you will need to do the measurements > > that provide the evidence of what is going on. > > > > Until you can show network packets from gmail etc. trying to connect > > to your Postfix server, you have no evidence at all that this problem > > belongs

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-13 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 14.05.2011 00:09, schrieb jason hirsh: > the users can access my web page so web services are fine from the mailserver that can not connect? no? so it does not matter if somebody from somewhere else can connect! > they can ping my server. so DNS is fine from the mailserver that can not

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-13 Thread Noel Jones
On 5/13/2011 5:09 PM, jason hirsh wrote: i have the message that says that it can't contact my mail server.. my MTA is Postfix where else could iI see help?? do I have to drop postfix and goback tosendmail to debug?? Your connectivity problem isn't a postfix issue. Something in between post

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-13 Thread jason hirsh
On May 13, 2011, at 5:39 PM, Wietse Venema wrote: jason hirsh: On May 13, 2011, at 4:03 PM, Wietse Venema wrote: Victor Duchovni: On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 01:12:18PM -0400, jason hirsh wrote: The recipient server did not accept our requests to connect. Learn more athttp://mail.google.com/

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-13 Thread Wietse Venema
jason hirsh: > > On May 13, 2011, at 4:03 PM, Wietse Venema wrote: > > > Victor Duchovni: > >> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 01:12:18PM -0400, jason hirsh wrote: > >> > The recipient server did not accept our requests to connect. > Learn more > athttp://mail.google.com/support/bin/answ

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-13 Thread jason hirsh
On May 13, 2011, at 4:03 PM, Wietse Venema wrote: Victor Duchovni: On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 01:12:18PM -0400, jason hirsh wrote: The recipient server did not accept our requests to connect. Learn more athttp://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=7720 [mail.kasdivi.com. (5): Connect

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-13 Thread Wietse Venema
Victor Duchovni: > On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 01:12:18PM -0400, jason hirsh wrote: > > >> The recipient server did not accept our requests to connect. Learn more > >> athttp://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=7720 > >> [mail.kasdivi.com. (5): Connection timed out] > > If Google's TCP co

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-13 Thread Victor Duchovni
On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 01:12:18PM -0400, jason hirsh wrote: >> The recipient server did not accept our requests to connect. Learn more >> athttp://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=7720 >> [mail.kasdivi.com. (5): Connection timed out] If Google's TCP connections time out, naturally y

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-13 Thread jason hirsh
i am on a leased server,, to the best of my knowledge no On May 13, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Mark Martinec wrote: I have no proxies and have turned off the firewall although the fact it works for some gmail and mindspring and not other is puzzling Any Cisco firewall (ASA or PIX) on your side? Ma

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-13 Thread Mark Martinec
> I have no proxies and have turned off the firewall > although the fact it works for some gmail and mindspring and not other > is puzzling Any Cisco firewall (ASA or PIX) on your side? Mark

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-13 Thread jason hirsh
On May 13, 2011, at 1:43 PM, Noel Jones wrote: On 5/13/2011 12:12 PM, jason hirsh wrote: I posted this about two months ago the problem continues .. Ihave removed postgrey in its entirety I continue to have issues with some , not all , gmail users and some, not all mindspring users there i

Re: Google 7720 Error

2011-05-13 Thread Noel Jones
On 5/13/2011 12:12 PM, jason hirsh wrote: I posted this about two months ago the problem continues .. Ihave removed postgrey in its entirety I continue to have issues with some , not all , gmail users and some, not all mindspring users there is no record of any rejection in my mail log.. whic

Google 7720 Error

2011-05-13 Thread jason hirsh
I posted this about two months ago the problem continues .. Ihave removed postgrey in its entirety I continue to have issues with some , not all , gmail users and some, not all mindspring users there is no record of any rejection in my mail log.. which i have been told means I am not the