Fresh install of Virtualmin on Centos 5.4, everything looked to be working perfectly, till I tried to send an email and it never arrived
I checked the log and it's full of errors like this
Nov 18 23:33:33 server1 postfix/smtp[26271]: connect to alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com[209.85.218.6]: Connection timed out (port 25) Nov 18 23:34:03 server1 postfix/smtp[26278]: connect to mx3.hotmail.com[65.55.92.152]: Connection timed out (port 25) Nov 18 23:34:03 server1 postfix/smtp[26279]: connect to mx3.hotmail.com[65.54.188.110]: Connection timed out (port 25) Nov 18 23:34:03 server1 postfix/smtp[26280]: connect to mx2.hotmail.com[65.55.92.184]: Connection timed out (port 25) Nov 18 23:34:03 server1 postfix/smtp[26283]: connect to mx3.hotmail.com[65.54.188.110]: Connection timed out (port 25) Nov 18 23:34:03 server1 postfix/smtp[26284]: connect to mx1.hotmail.com[65.55.92.136]: Connection timed out (port 25)
I've tried searching the internet, but I can't find anything useful about fixing or even diagnosing this The firewall is set to allow outgoing traffic on port 25 I can receive mail aok, just not send
Help, please? heh
Howdy Adam, is your ISP blocking port 25? This is the first thing to check, IMHO. If you are testing from a residential connection, it is highly probable that port 25 will be blocked or restricted. Joe
Thanks Boss, no, port 25 is open
It's a dedicated server, with dedicated IP, with OVH.co.uk
I can telnet to the servers using telnet XXX 25 and it seems to connect ok.
For example
telnet mx2.hotmail.com 25
Trying 65.55.37.104...
Connected to mx2.hotmail.com (65.55.37.104).
Escape character is '^]'.
220 col0-mc3-f44.Col0.hotmail.com Sending unsolicited commercial or bulk e-mail to Microsoft's computer network is prohibited. Other restrictions are found at http://privacy.msn.com/Anti-spam/. Violations will result in use of equipment located in California and other states. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:55:20 -0800
Arr, I think I Fixed it.