Unable To Send E-mail

Hi,

I am new to Linux and Xmail so apologies in advance if I am missing something simple.

I am able to receive messages via Xmail but I am unable to send messages. I have frozen messages in the server spool with the following messages.

ErrCode = -40
ErrString = Invalid server address
ErrInfo = optonline.net
SMAIL SMTP-Send FF = "optonline.net" SMTP = "djmuller.com" From = "don@djmuller.com" To = "conjurer@optonline.net" Failed !
SMTP-Error = "417 Temporary delivery error"
SMTP-Server = "optonline.net"

My server.tab file looks like this.

#"TempErrorsAdmin" "send-failures@xmailserver.test"
#"DefaultSMTPGateways" "192.168.1.2,192.168.1.15"
"RemoveSpoolErrors" "0"
#"NoSenderBounce" "1"
#"DisableEmitAuthUser" "1"
#"NotifyMsgLine***tra" "8"
#"NotifySendLogToSender" "0"
#"NotifyTryPattern" "1"
"MaxMTAOps" "16"
"ReceivedHdrType" "0"
"FetchHdrTags" "+X-Deliver-To,+Received,To,Cc"
#"SMTP-TLS" "0"
#"EnableCTRL-TLS" "1"
#"EnableSMTP-TLS" "1"
#"EnablePOP3-TLS" "1"
#"SmtpMsgIPBanSpammers" "550 Denied due inclusion of your IP in our spam lists"
#"SmtpMsgIPBanSpamAddress" "550 Denied due inclusion of your email address in our spam lists"
#"SmtpMsgIPBanMaps" "550 Denied due inclusion of your IP in the following map"
#"CustomSMTPMessage" "Please open http://www.xmailserver.test/smtp_errors.html to get more information about this error"
#"MaxMessageSize" "20000"
"EnableAuthSMTP-POP3" "1"
#"Pop3SyncErrorAccount" "psync-errors@xmailserver.test"
#"AllowNullSender" "1"
#"AllowSmtpVRFY" "1"
#"AllowSmtpETRN" "1"
#"SMTP-MaxErrors" "4"
#"SmtpMinDiskSpace" "100000"
#"SmtpMinVirtMemSpace" "64000"
#"Pop3MinVirtMemSpace" "64000"
#"CustMapsList" "list.dsbl.org.:1,blackholes.mail-abuse.org.:1,dialups.mail-abuse.org.:0"
#"SMTP-RDNSCheck" "1"
#"CheckMailerDomain" "1"
#"SmartDNSHost" "dns.home.bogus.net:tcp,192.168.1.1:udp"
#"SmtpConfig" "mail-auth"
#"SmtpConfig-192_168_0_1" "mail-auth"
"DefaultSmtpPerms" "MRVZ"
"RootDomain" "djmuller.com"
"POP3Domain" "djmuller.com"
"PostMaster" "postmaster@djmuller.com"
"HeloDomain" djmuller.com

It appears (I could be wrong) that Xmail is having problems resolving optonline.net but I don't know how to resolve.

Thanks
Don

Hi!

I think this thread is worth a reading :

http://xmailforum.homelinux.net/index.php?showtopic=3493

Hope this helps

Hi,

Thanks for the repsonse. I read the thread and added the SMARTDNS entry and stop and started Xmail and I still cannot send any email. I added my ISP's DNS servers in there and also EasyDNS (my domain registrar) and still no luck.

Don

telnet optonline.net 25
Trying 66.54.17.31...

gives a timeout. So the problem is not on your side.

Hi,

optonline.net is the mail domain and not the mail server(s). The mail server is mail.optonline.net which you can telnet too. I think the problem was that Xmail could not get the MX records for optonline.net. I made a change and now I get the following errors in the froze message queue.

ErrCode = -40
ErrString = Invalid server address
ErrInfo = mx2.optonline.net.
SMAIL SMTP-Send MX = "mx2.optonline.net." SMTP = "djmuller.com" From = "don@djmuller.com" To = "conjurer@optonline.net" Failed !
SMTP-Error = "417 Temporary delivery error"
SMTP-Server = "mx2.optonline.net."
>>
[PeekTime] 1202329011 : Wed, 6 Feb 2008 20:16:51 -0000
<<
ErrCode = -5
ErrString = Timeout error
SMAIL SMTP-Send MX = "mx2.optonline.net." SMTP = "djmuller.com" From = "don@djmuller.com" To = "conjurer@optonline.net" Failed !
SMTP-Error = "417 Temporary delivery error"
SMTP-Server = "mx2.optonline.net."

mx2.optonline.net is a mail exchanger according to DNS.

> optonline.net
Server: vdns2.srv.hcvlny.cv.net
Address: 167.206.254.2

Non-authoritative answer:
optonline.net internet address = 66.54.17.31
optonline.net MX preference = 2, mail exchanger = mx2.optonline.net
optonline.net MX preference = 2, mail exchanger = mx1.optonline.net

mx1.optonline.net internet address = 167.206.4.77
mx2.optonline.net internet address = 167.206.4.79

So still not sure why this is happening.

Don

Which XMail version ?

HI,

It looks like it's working now. I was able to send e-mail to some other domains. My ISP (optonline.net) for some reason isn't working. I contacted them and they had my IP address (that they gave me!) blacklisted. They removed me from the list but I'm still having a problem. I'll have to work with them some more since the problem is on their end. Yahoo also has my IP blacklisted so I've sent an e-mail to them and am waiting on a response.

Thanks for your assistance.

Don