postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-24 Thread Walt Shekrota
What I want: on a 10.10 ubuntu minimal system install postfix/dovecot configured w/ smtp for outgoing fetchmail works procmail works My trouble surrounds smtp auth and since I have never used imap I'll deal with that last. Ultimately I want all my email in one place so clients can connect from

Need for more smtpd debug info

2011-03-25 Thread Walt Shekrota
I've redone the official doc from your website to the point I don't see issues. I need a way to provoke more logging or info out of dovecot smtpd so I can see why my auth is failing. I need to see more than the message from my ISP. Is there any way to see more about the dovecot communication wit

Re: postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-25 Thread Walt Shekrota
On Friday 25 March 2011 09:09:27 Wietse Venema wrote: > Walt Shekrota: > > if I telnet localhost smtp I get a lot of seemingly inert debug or trace > > info in the same log which ultimately gets... > > SASL: Connect to private/auth failed: connection refused > > Th

Re: postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-25 Thread Walt Shekrota
On Friday 25 March 2011 10:09:23 Wietse Venema wrote: > Walt Shekrota: > > > > Mar 24 13:57:27 ubu postfix/smtp[15875]: BAD9F82CB0: > > > > to=, relay=199.224.64.207[199.224.64.207]:25, > > > > delay=0.57, delays=0.2/0.03/0.17/0.17, dsn=5.7.1, stat

Re: postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-25 Thread Walt Shekrota
On Friday 25 March 2011 10:09:23 Wietse Venema wrote: > The remote SMTP server rejects mail from your Postfix SMTP client. > > To configure SASL authentication in your Postfix SMTP client, see > http://www.postfix.org/SASL_README.html#client_sasl (Configuring > SASL authentication in the Postfix S

Re: postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-25 Thread Walt Shekrota
On Friday 25 March 2011 11:01:58 Wietse Venema wrote: > You must first fix the problem with SENDING MAIL to the REMOTE SERVER. > The REMOTE SERVER is not on localhost port 25. ok point taken... the server in that doc is the remote isp then obviously I picked up a bad idea in some doc. So when I

Re: postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-25 Thread Walt Shekrota
On Friday 25 March 2011 11:28:26 Reinaldo de Carvalho wrote: > 1. The authentication really happened when postfix/smtp tried deliver? I used telnet to verify that I truely have THE RIGHT ID AND PW Now I look in the /etc/postfix/sasl_password I created and see it the same so I am at a loss undesta

Re: postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-25 Thread Walt Shekrota
On Friday 25 March 2011 11:32:01 Brian Evans - Postfix List wrote: > > smtp.frontier.com wshekro...@frontier.com:x > > relayhost = 199.224.64.207 > > smtp.frontier.com != 199.224.64.207 > > As documented, they MUST be equal yes I read that last night and fixed it. Something I alternative

Re: postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-25 Thread Walt Shekrota
On Friday 25 March 2011 12:34:37 /dev/rob0 wrote: > 1. Why did you switch from ssmtp? It's possible, even likely, that >your needs would be better served by a null SMTP client, rather >than a MTA such as Postfix. > Like you said this enables you to use a single client to access your mai

Re: postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-25 Thread Walt Shekrota
> > http://www.postfix.org/SASL_README.html#client_sasl_enable > > Trust me I've been through a lot of your documents and some several times. What does come to mind going through these is ... 1. Somehow I have to convey that I'm coming from a non existant domain (mine) and the remote side d

Re: postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-25 Thread Walt Shekrota
On Friday 25 March 2011 14:44:07 Noel Jones wrote: > If you're having trouble reading the logs, it's possible > someone here might know what to make of those messages. > > If you need help, please see: > http://www.postfix.org/DEBUG_README.html#mail > > In particular, show us "postconf -n" outpu

Re: postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-25 Thread Walt Shekrota
On Friday 25 March 2011 18:19:32 Reinaldo de Carvalho wrote: > On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 6:27 PM, Walt Shekrota > > wrote: > > Mar 25 16:55:39 ubu postfix/qmgr[560]: 3485281365: > > from=, size=505, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > > [..] > > > > > smtp.frontie

Re: postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-27 Thread Walt Shekrota
On Friday 25 March 2011 18:19:32 you wrote: > On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 6:27 PM, Walt Shekrota > > wrote: > > Mar 25 16:55:39 ubu postfix/qmgr[560]: 3485281365: > > from=, size=505, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > > [..] > > > > > smtp.frontier.com:25 ws

Re: postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-27 Thread Walt Shekrota
Hi Wietse, I tried the telnet test with a non frontier emailid and it just said ok so that can't be the problem. What returns from a normal send is 554 5.7.1 Error: (I think this is just a catch all that says I do not identify myself) -Walt

Re: postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-27 Thread Walt Shekrota
On Sunday 27 March 2011 19:22:42 Wietse Venema wrote: > I conclude that your syslog service logs all the warnings to a different > file than normal logging, and therefore you don't see the warning > message with "warning: TLS has been selected, but TLS support is > not compiled in". > > Wi

Re: postfix for dummies (me) probably a general error in config of smtp

2011-03-27 Thread Walt Shekrota
Closed thread I had TLS enabled and SASL was not being called for. Moral of the story KISS Keep it Simple And maybe, ONLY read official documents, but that is good advice for anything. Thanks for those who tried to help. -Walt