Topic: Two SME7s trying to cooperate with email

[jfarschman]

Okay,

  I have SME7 servers.  One is the gateway/firewall and the other is the email/samba server.  I cannot send outbound email.

Internet ----> GatewaySME -------> EmailSME

INCOMING EMAIL IS GOOD
I have configured the GatewaySME to Delegate all email to the EmailSME.  And email from the outside goes there just fine.

OUTBOUND EMAIL FAILS ERROR 552
I turned off the SMTP Proxy, but qpsmtpd is still intercepting messages and then giving out lame errors.

qpsmtpd
@4000000043f909640f39f8dc 5350 552 Unable to queue message (invalid recipient jay@hitechsavvy.com)

or

Returned email error
"Remote host said: 552 Unable to queue message (invalid recipient jay@hitechsavvy.com"

But I'm actuall a valid recipient.

Any idea how to turn of this behavior?

[gordonr]

Any idea how to turn of this behavior?

Have you configured the Gateway SME Server as your "Internet provider's mail server" for the Email SME Server?

If so, please provide detailed logs from both boxes to the bug tracker.

P.S. Please avoid derogatory terms like "lame". Thanks.

[jfarschman]

Gordon,

  Just set the EmailSME to point to the ISP's email and it works.  Sort of.  I think I'm being punished for trying to take one perfectly good piece of software and use it on two pieces of hardware.

  Is there a way to make sure the smtp proxy is turned off on the FirewallSME?  I've turned it off in the GUI, but the qpsmtpd logs still show the passage of email when I send email out.

[gordonr]

Just set the EmailSME to point to the ISP's email and it works.  Sort of.  I think I'm being punished for trying to take one perfectly good piece of software and use it on two pieces of hardware.

I don't understand the bit about being punished. Could we stick to the facts?

I use the configuration I suggested at a number of sites - gateway server sets the internal server as the delegate and the internal server sets the gateway server as its ISP mail server. The gateway server can either deliver normally or can relay via the real ISP mail server. This is part of the SME Server design - no workaround should be required.

Your configuration won't work if the internal server cannot reach the ISP's mail server, as is often the case on tightly firewalled networks.

Is there a way to make sure the smtp proxy is turned off on the FirewallSME?  I've turned it off in the GUI, but the qpsmtpd logs still show the passage of email when I send email out.

If the proxy panel doesn't disable it, please raise a bug. However, I think you should leave it on and configure as I suggested. That way LAN based viruses will be caught.

[jfarschman]

Thanks Gordon,


  It works as you suggested.