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Why postfix is always in queue instead of sending mails?
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?
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It will be a bit offtopic but if you want the server to send emails online , use
msmtpits much easier to setup than postfixhttp://jesin.tk/how-to-use-msmtp-with-gmail-yahoo-and-php-mail/
Looks like connection timed out, maybe the mail server at yahoo its trying to connect to is having some issues.
Thanks for the option.
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.
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.
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.
You are damn right.
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.