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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 8.x => Topic started by: david000 on January 06, 2015, 05:55:44 PM

Title: Outgoing 'Vacation' emails reject as spam by my ISP
Post by: david000 on January 06, 2015, 05:55:44 PM
I've been trying to set up the vacation email feature.  However when testing I've seeing the outgoing messages from my sme-server rejected by my ISP as spam.

"Remote host said: 550 <stuff@xxxxxxxxx.local> sender rejected - invalid domain (no MX or A record)"

Outgoing email sent on the same system sent via roundcube is accepted.

I'm guessing that I have not configured the system correctly - The configuration notes:

Review configuration
Networking Parameters
Server Mode   serveronly
Local IP address / subnet mask   172.16.16.xx/255.255.255.0
Gateway   172.16.16.xx
Additional local networks   172.16.16.xx/255.255.255.0
DHCP server   disabled

Server names
DNS server   172.16.16.xx
Web server   www.xxxxxxxxx.local
Proxy server   proxy.xxxxxxxxx.local:xxxx
FTP server   ftp.xxxxxxxxx.local

SMTP, POP, and IMAP mail servers   mail.xxxxxxxxx.local
Domain information
Primary domain   xxxxxxxxx.local
Virtual domains   zzzzzzzzzzz.co.uk
xxxxxxxxx.co.uk
xxxxxxxxx.local
yyyyyyyyy.co.uk
Primary web site   http://www.xxxxxxxxx.local
Server manager   https://my-sme/server-manager/
User password panel   https://my-sme/user-password/
Email Addresses   useraccount@xxxxxxxxx.local
firstname.lastname@xxxxxxxxx.local
firstname_lastname@xxxxxxxxx.local
 

Any suggestions appreciated.

Thanks, David.
Title: Re: Outgoing 'Vacation' emails reject as spam by my ISP
Post by: Stefano on January 06, 2015, 06:12:01 PM
use a real domain, YOUR real one ;-)
Title: Re: Outgoing 'Vacation' emails reject as spam by my ISP
Post by: david000 on January 07, 2015, 10:49:25 AM
Quote from: Stefano on January 06, 2015, 06:12:01 PM
use a real domain, YOUR real one ;-)

I was fairly sure I specified the .co.uk version of the xxxxxxxxx  domain (a REAL domain) but it defaulted to .local as the primary domain.

Presumably the 'Manage Domains' menu would the place to change it (in Server Manager), but the primary domain appears to be fixed and I can't change it. 

I do have the .co.uk version of the .local primary domain set up along with a couple of other real domains. It seems odd that the outgoing mail for those domains is accepted ok. It must be the case that the vacation email is using the 'local' user address rather than the full email address.

How would I change this ?     

Title: Re: Outgoing 'Vacation' emails reject as spam by my ISP
Post by: guest22 on January 07, 2015, 11:39:38 AM
Quote from: david000 on January 07, 2015, 10:49:25 AM
How would I change this ?     

Re-configure your server via the 'console' application.
Title: Re: Outgoing 'Vacation' emails reject as spam by my ISP
Post by: david000 on January 07, 2015, 12:01:41 PM
Quote from: guest22 on January 07, 2015, 11:39:38 AM
Re-configure your server via the 'console' application.

Thank you. Are are any major pitfalls to watch out for ?   I confess I'm not an expert when it comes to email and mail servers.