Hi all,
I've been bashing my head against a wall the past 2 days trying to get my mail server working properly, involving 2 rebuilds. I'll say straight away that I'm comfortable with Linux but mail is definitely not my forté.
The last guide I tried was this one:
http://centoshelp.org/servers/mail/postfix-mail-server-on-centos/
I got an online looking glass to confirm that everything looks good, it's not an open relay, TLS is supported...
I can send mail fine to any external recipient but can't receive it. I tried commenting out the various additions in the postfix.cf file to see if they made any difference but no joy.
I telnet to my mail server on port 25, try to send a test mail and it gets accepted (says ok, queued...) but never arrives at the user inbox.
A test online from a tools site shows:
As with every guide I've tried, there are a few things that aren't exactly as they are in the document which makes me suspicious so I'm wondering if anyone could point me to a solid, sane, working guide for CentOS 6.x that will help me setup:
- Postfix
- AV
- Spamassassin
- Dovecot
- Roundcube
I don't mind rebuilding (again) if someone has a sane document. A few I tried following on howtoforge seem to make you install a mountain of stuff that really isn't needed IMO. Virtuals (ie: database driven users rather than real ones) would be nice but I'm not that bothered if I only do local users.
FTR I'm using the 6.2 Centos build on a Linode VPS. I did remove the postfix build that comes with that image (rpm -e --nodeps postfix) before starting.
If anyone could help remove the headache this is giving me I'd be forever grateful. I just need a n00b idiot-proof guide.
I've been bashing my head against a wall the past 2 days trying to get my mail server working properly, involving 2 rebuilds. I'll say straight away that I'm comfortable with Linux but mail is definitely not my forté.
The last guide I tried was this one:
http://centoshelp.org/servers/mail/postfix-mail-server-on-centos/
I got an online looking glass to confirm that everything looks good, it's not an open relay, TLS is supported...
I can send mail fine to any external recipient but can't receive it. I tried commenting out the various additions in the postfix.cf file to see if they made any difference but no joy.
I telnet to my mail server on port 25, try to send a test mail and it gets accepted (says ok, queued...) but never arrives at the user inbox.
A test online from a tools site shows:
Code:
SMTP Reverse Banner Check OK - X.X.X.X resolves to ########.org
SMTP Reverse DNS Mismatch OK - Reverse DNS matches SMTP Banner
SMTP TLS OK - Supports TLS.
SMTP Connection Time 1.232 seconds - Good on Connection time
SMTP Open Relay OK - Not an open relay.
SMTP Transaction Time 3.557 seconds - Good on Transaction TimeAs with every guide I've tried, there are a few things that aren't exactly as they are in the document which makes me suspicious so I'm wondering if anyone could point me to a solid, sane, working guide for CentOS 6.x that will help me setup:
- Postfix
- AV
- Spamassassin
- Dovecot
- Roundcube
I don't mind rebuilding (again) if someone has a sane document. A few I tried following on howtoforge seem to make you install a mountain of stuff that really isn't needed IMO. Virtuals (ie: database driven users rather than real ones) would be nice but I'm not that bothered if I only do local users.
FTR I'm using the 6.2 Centos build on a Linode VPS. I did remove the postfix build that comes with that image (rpm -e --nodeps postfix) before starting.
If anyone could help remove the headache this is giving me I'd be forever grateful. I just need a n00b idiot-proof guide.
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