Topic: Mail failure after RAV and Obtuse SMTP upgrade

[dj_ramjet99]

Hi there,

I have just upgraded a 4.1.2 version e-smith server with the latest RAV packages in line with recommendations and also installed the e-smith obtuse-smtp upgrade, also accoding to what was on the update page on myezserver.com.
Unfortunately this seems to have totally scuppered mail collection on the server in question. I have no problem sending out, but no mail appears to be getting in.
I have tried uninstalling the packages and reinstalling but no luck. The only messages I get back are along the lines of :

Hi. This is the qmail-send program at papakowhai.nz.
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses.
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.

:
Sorry. Although I'm listed as a best-preference MX or A for that host,
it isn't in my control/locals file, so I don't treat it as local. (#5.4.6)Hi. This is the qmail-send program at papakowhai.nz.
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses.
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.

:
Sorry. Although I'm listed as a best-preference MX or A for that host,
it isn't in my control/locals file, so I don't treat it as local. (#5.4.6)

Looking through the forums, and using more testing, it appears to be accepting some mail, just not delivering it to the end-users.

I seem to be able to connect to POP on the server on port 110 and have tried rebooting a few times. I have looked in the hosts file and it appears to be accepting mal for the domain and the virtual domain.

I have restarted the qmail-pop3.init service but am about out of ideas. Any help would be appreciated before I have to rebuild the server to fix it!

Regards, dj-ramjet99

[dj_ramjet99]

If its relevant, the contents of var/qmail/control/locals are

localhost
server.papakowhai.nz

I have setup papakowhai.school.nz as a virtual domain and that's where I am sending the mail to.

Cheers,

[dj_ramjet99]

Internal mail works fine, BTW, so could be the router? Can telnet to port 110 from the server although servcie is listed (its one of those Nokia m1122 jobs). Hmmmmm

[Jon Blakely]

You have restarted smtpfwdd?

/etc/rc.d/init.d/smtpfwdd restart

Jon

[Jon Blakely]

One other thing is did you go to the RAV panel in the server-manager and hit "save". This will start RAV and mail delivery.

Jon

[dj_ramjet99]

Jon, you are a life saver and a whole bunch of school kids thank you VERY MUCH!!!!