Topic: Receive email (SOLVED)

[stevezemlicka]

I am not able to receive emails though all my previous setups seemed to work perfectly.  This seems to be the appropriate part of the log file.

2008-06-13 13:22:34.399893500 5530 Accepted connection 0/40 from 192.168.1.1 / pc-00001.ictwi.com
2008-06-13 13:22:34.401169500 5530 Connection from pc-00001.ictwi.com [192.168.1.1]
2008-06-13 13:22:35.466141500 5530 check_earlytalker plugin: remote host said nothing spontaneous, proceeding
2008-06-13 13:22:35.476144500 5530 check_norelay plugin: check_norelay: 192.168.1.1 denied relaying
2008-06-13 13:22:35.476777500 5530 220 server.ictwi.com ESMTP
2008-06-13 13:22:44.281061500 5530 dispatching helo ictwi.com
2008-06-13 13:22:44.286575500 5530 250 ictwi.com Hi pc-00001.ictwi.com [192.168.1.1]; I am so happy to meet you.
2008-06-13 13:23:09.675894500 5530 dispatching mail from:stevezemlicka@gmail.com
2008-06-13 13:23:09.675901500 5530 full from_parameter: from:stevezemlicka@gmail.com
2008-06-13 13:23:09.675904500 5530 from email address : [stevezemlicka@gmail.com]
2008-06-13 13:23:09.677083500 5530 501 could not parse your mail from command
2008-06-13 13:25:09.684796500 print() on closed filehandle GEN6 at /usr/bin/qpsmtpd-forkserver line 291, <STDIN> line 2.
2008-06-13 13:25:09.684805500 5530 Connection Timed Out
2008-06-13 13:25:10.314027500 5167 cleaning up after 5530

Antivirus and antispam are disabled and internal email works fine.

[CharlieBrady]

2008-06-13 13:23:09.675894500 5530 dispatching mail from:stevezemlicka@gmail.com

Your mail client said:

mail from:stevezemlicka@gmail.com

whereas the SMTP RFCs require it to say:

mail from:<stevezemlicka@gmail.com>

It is a real mail client (or remote MTA) which is trying to send that mail, or is that a test you are doing via telnet?

[stevezemlicka]

I have my gmail account forwarding messages to my account.  Nothing changed with gmail and it used to work until I resetup the server. AFAIK, that is what gmail was sending to my server before.  But no other emails are comming through either.  It's frustrating because all the other times I setup SME, it just worked.

Any other ideas or suggestions for fixing this if what you suggested is, in fact, the problem?

[stevezemlicka]

So that part of the log file seems to be when I did a telnet into the server.  It seems no messages are even getting to the point of getting into the log file.  I can telnet in over port 25 so I know my firewall is configured properly.  What else could be wrong?

[zatnikatel]

what is your setup do you have your own domain name do you use your ISP stmp server to send out email
to problems to be fixed the more information the better

[stevezemlicka]

Turns out after over a year of e-mail usage, my isp decided to block my port 25.  Their residental support claims not to block ports but after accidentally speaking to a business rep, apparently they do.  He claimed it was a fluke that it wasn't blocked.  I can understand a fluke for a month or two but not a year.  They probably noticed traffic on that port and decided to block it along with 80.  It was pretty funny though because the residential rep told me to call linux because they might have a glitch in their software.  Anybody have the number for linux?!?   How rediculous.  Anyway, I'm done ranting.  Thanks for the help.

[zatnikatel]

call 1800linux LOL
that is quite fuuny and dumb at the same time call linux that is really screwed up
change ISP that don't block ports

[cactus]

It was pretty funny though because the residential rep told me to call linux because they might have a glitch in their software.  Anybody have the number for linux?!?   How rediculous.

Which such support people I would seriously consider another provider if possible... the story put the first smile on my face for today