Topic: Smtp failling to establish connection

[jabbasi]

Hi

I have SME 6.0 , installed in Private/Gateway mode, I am portforwarding for smtp port to internal server.

My mail was working fine, but all of sudden it stopped working and when I look at qmail logs on my SME I see following info, infact it is failling for every mail server and I can't figure out what is causing this.Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
@40000000412a990e049e3e4c delivery 18: deferral: Sorry,_I_wasn't_able_to_establi
sh_an_SMTP_connection._(#4.4.1)/
@40000000412a990e049e80b4 status: local 0/10 remote 2/20
@40000000412a990e04a55a9c delivery 19: deferral: Sorry,_I_wasn't_able_to_establi
sh_an_SMTP_connection._(#4.4.1)/
@40000000412a990e04a59d04 status: local 0/10 remote 1/20
@40000000412a990e04e00624 delivery 20: deferral: Sorry,_I_wasn't_able_to_establi
sh_an_SMTP_connection._(#4.4.1)/
@40000000412a990e04e0505c status: local 0/10 remote 0/20
@40000000412a99270472e4a4 starting delivery 21: msg 652119 to remote smuhammad@c
omcast.net
@40000000412a992704734264 status: local 0/10 remote 1/20
@40000000412a9927050bc55c delivery 21: deferral: Sorry,_I_wasn't_able_to_establi
sh_an_SMTP_connection._(#4.4.1)/
@40000000412a9927050c137c status: local 0/10 remote 0/20

[Boris]

Hi
I have SME 6.0 , installed in Private/Gateway mode,

That is ALL inbound Internet connections are blocked before it even portforwarding it to internal SMTP server.

[jabbasi]

Hi

I

have SME 6.0 , installed in Private/Gateway mode

, I am portforwarding for smtp port to internal server.

My mail was working fine, but all of sudden it stopped working and when I look at qmail logs on my SME I see following info, infact it is failling for every mail server and I can't figure out what is causing this.Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
@40000000412a990e049e3e4c delivery 18: deferral: Sorry,_I_wasn't_able_to_establi
sh_an_SMTP_connection._(#4.4.1)/
@40000000412a990e049e80b4 status: local 0/10 remote 2/20
@40000000412a990e04a55a9c delivery 19: deferral: Sorry,_I_wasn't_able_to_establi
sh_an_SMTP_connection._(#4.4.1)/
@40000000412a990e04a59d04 status: local 0/10 remote 1/20
@40000000412a990e04e00624 delivery 20: deferral: Sorry,_I_wasn't_able_to_establi
sh_an_SMTP_connection._(#4.4.1)/
@40000000412a990e04e0505c status: local 0/10 remote 0/20
@40000000412a99270472e4a4 starting delivery 21: msg 652119 to remote smuhammad@c
omcast.net
@40000000412a992704734264 status: local 0/10 remote 1/20
@40000000412a9927050bc55c delivery 21: deferral: Sorry,_I_wasn't_able_to_establi
sh_an_SMTP_connection._(#4.4.1)/
@40000000412a9927050c137c status: local 0/10 remote 0/20

So Boris you are saying that Private mode will not allow me to establish connection, so if I configure it as Server/Gateway , will it be ok then?
I also have called my ISP, they have confirmed that they are not blocking any ports

[Boris]

So Boris you are saying that Private mode will not allow me to establish connection, so if I configure it as Server/Gateway , will it be ok then?

Private server/gateway is used only then no inbound connections required. In your case just server/gateway is appropriate.

[jabbasi]

ok but even though my SME is running in private/Gateway I am able to portforward for pop,imap, ssh and www.
So why not smtp is working?
It just surprises me.