Topic: My SME 6.5 recieves email, but won't send it... Help!

[tokerau]

I'm using a dynamic IP address. When I try to send email out using smtp, nothing gets deliverd.
When I look at my logs (qmail/current) I see this error:

Sorry,_I_wasn't_able_to_establish_an_SMTP_connection.

Why is this and how do I fix it? This seems to affect anything that sends out email, even sendail links on my web sites.

Thanks for your help!

Jim

[kozel]

It is a possibility that your provider is blocking outbound port 25.  You can set your server to use (delegate) your provider's smtp server for outbound traffic.

[tokerau]

Thanks for replying!

If you're talking about the place to put the IPS mail server on the email control panel in the server-manager, I tried that. If there is somewhere else that I can specify to use my ISP's smtp server please let me know where it is..

This is driving me crazy. I have to use webmail to send anything.

Thanks again for your help!

Jim

[kozel]

In the server manager, under configuration, select 'email'. Go to the section for 'delegate mail servers' and enter your isp's smtp server name in the box 'address of internet service provider's mail server'.  for me it's 'mail.optonline.net'. Configure your email client to send thru that smtp server to test it. I understand if your isp's server required some 'authentification' like SBC dsl, you may have to search these forums for a workaround.

Mine requires no logon so it's always worked for me.

[tokerau]

Mine is Earthlink.net which is pppoe.
I noticed that my email client set-up on my XP box has a  username. Could it be that I need to authenticate, and if so, how would I set up SME 6.5 to do so?

Thanks again!
Jim

[kozel]

A little time searching the forums usually gets you some good information.  One place to start is with this link.....
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=28230.msg117061#msg117061

[tokerau]

Yeah, I saw that one and tried it. There was a glimmer of hope, but it didn't work.
I at least don't get the same error as before, so I suppose there is still hope

Here's what my log says now:

Connected_to_127.0.0.1_but_connection_died._(#4.4.2)/

The IP is way wrong, of course, so I'm wondering if I can somehow set the IP the same way as those other settings in the discussion you referencesd in your last reply.

Thanks again!

[CharlieBrady]

Yeah, I saw that one and tried it. There was a glimmer of hope, but it didn't work.
I at least don't get the same error as before, so I suppose there is still hope

Here's what my log says now:

Connected_to_127.0.0.1_but_connection_died._(#4.4.2)/

The IP is way wrong, of course ...

That just means that the smtp authentication proxy is being used for outbound, but is not working. You need to look at the proxy's log file to find out what is happening to it.

Or disable the proxy if you don't want to/need to use it.

[CharlieBrady]

If you're talking about the place to put the IPS mail server on the email control panel in the server-manager, I tried that.

And what happened when you tried that? What did your log files say?

[tokerau]

Look at my first post. It wouldn't connect to the smtp server.

I'm pretty sure this is an Earthlink problem.
I'm probably going to change IPSs to a static IP. Much easier to deal with, I think.