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Why postfix is always in queue instead of sending mails?

jrdaijrdai Member
edited March 2014 in Help

I was trying to configure the postfix to send mail only.

Mar 21 06:36:50 localhost postfix/postfix-script[8747]: starting the Postfix mail system
Mar 21 06:36:50 localhost postfix/master[8748]: daemon started -- version 2.6.6, configuration /etc/postfix
Mar 21 07:14:21 localhost postfix/pickup[8750]: 7443121B13: uid=0 from=
Mar 21 07:14:21 localhost postfix/cleanup[8852]: 7443121B13: message-id=<[email protected]>
Mar 21 07:14:21 localhost postfix/qmgr[8751]: 7443121B13: from=, size=513, nrcpt=1 (queue active)

# mailq
-Queue ID- --Size-- ----Arrival Time---- -Sender/Recipient-------
7443121B13*     513 Fri Mar 21 07:14:21  [email protected]
(connect to mta7.am0.yahoodns.net[98.138.112.38]:25: Connection timed out)
                                            [email protected]


# postconf -d mydestination
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost
# postconf -d inet_interfaces
inet_interfaces = all

Anyone has a clue?

Comments

  • khavkhav Member

    It will be a bit offtopic but if you want the server to send emails online , use
    msmtp its much easier to setup than postfix

    http://jesin.tk/how-to-use-msmtp-with-gmail-yahoo-and-php-mail/

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  • Looks like connection timed out, maybe the mail server at yahoo its trying to connect to is having some issues.

  • jrdaijrdai Member

    @khav said:
    It will be a bit offtopic but if you want the server to send emails online , use
    msmtp its much easier to setup than postfix

    http://jesin.tk/how-to-use-msmtp-with-gmail-yahoo-and-php-mail/


    Thanks for the option.

    @rmlhhd said:
    Looks like connection timed out, maybe the mail server at yahoo its trying to connect to is having some issues.


    No, I tried hotmail with the same error.

  • @jrdai, first you need to check your connectivity. Is your iptables permit outgoing smtp-connections?

    Also you may try to connect remote smtp server using telnet. Just try to execute following command from shell:

    telnet 98.138.112.38 smtp

    If you will see proper response from remote server - it's postfix issue. If no connection - check firewall or contact your hosting provider.

  • jrdaijrdai Member

    It turns out that the DC is blocking the port 25. I need to use their FREE relay server which has a 100 mails per day restriction, great!

  • @jrdai said:
    It turns out that the DC is blocking the port 25. I need to use their FREE relay server which has a 100 mails per day restriction, great!

    Redstation or something?

  • @jrdai You can use ssmtp with mailgun.org on port 587. Fast, low resource sending only mail server.

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  • mikhomikho Member, Host Rep

    @jrdai said:
    It turns out that the DC is blocking the port 25. I need to use their FREE relay server which has a 100 mails per day restriction, great!

    More and more DC's are doing this as a way to fight spam. Which is pretty good. Unless you are a paranoid person and don't want to relay your emails via the provider.

  • jrdaijrdai Member

    @0xdragon said:
    Redstation or something?



    You are damn right.

    pbalazs123 said: You can use ssmtp with mailgun.org on port 587. Fast, low resource sending only mail server.

    Thanks buddy, but I am afraid that port 587 may not work, because when I tried to change the default port 25 to 587 on postfix, it failed. I'll try anyway, thanks.

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