Virtualmin Install script, virtual domain and emai

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#1 Mon, 11/05/2007 - 06:26
flymale

Virtualmin Install script, virtual domain and emai

Hello,

Using the GPL Install script, I installed everything on a fresh server. Added a virtual server with a domain. According to Joe in another thread of mine, the GPL script installs and takes care of everything and it sets up postfix.

Now, this domain's user uses php scripts to send out emails from his website using signup.php or activation.php something, and the emails don't go. The server IP isn't blacklisted anywhere.

To test, I sent myself an email from his usermin account, and it came through to my gmail/msn.com. Then, I sent it to his hotmail/custom domain email.. and it didn't come through.

What's wrong? Don't tell me Postfix needs additional configuration :(<br><br>Post edited by: flymale, at: 2007/11/05 06:29

Mon, 11/05/2007 - 07:21
flymale

Oh, great. Now, the email comes to gmail and other domain emails, but not hotmail/msn. Not even in Junk!

Mon, 11/05/2007 - 22:04
flymale

&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Post edited by: flymale, at: 2007/11/05 22:05

Mon, 11/05/2007 - 22:04
flymale

Fixed.

Two major problems:
1) Reverse DNS was completely ignored by me.
2) The PHP mail function script was completely broken by the PHP gentleman who made it.

Both issues have been resolved, and now mail is going out as intended.
So far email has made it to a yahoo.ca inbox. However, hotmail.com, msn.com, and gmail.com addresses still haven't received the emails.

It's been 4 hours since the reverse DNS was added. Does this have to do anything with the reverse DNS or something?

How can I make sure mail is delivered right to INBOX of these public email accounts?
SPF or something?

As mentioned earlier, the IP is fresh, never been blacklisted, and now has reverse DNS and CNAME too.

Please help.

Tue, 11/06/2007 - 12:55 (Reply to #4)
Joe
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SPF is used by Yahoo and gmail. I'm unsure about Hotmail.

Virtualmin can create SPF records for you automatically, or you can just add one. There is a script in the Hacks forum that will add them to all existing zones, though I think it's now one of the things you can enable in batch in Virtualmin--almost certainly can be done using the command line API.

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Tue, 11/06/2007 - 13:17
flymale

Well, seems like Yahoo and Gmail seem to be accepting my email so far. However, odd times it gives me this error:

421 Message from (63.xx.xx.xx) temporarily deferred - 4.16.50. Please refer to http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/defer/defer-06.html)

Hotmail/MSN: They don't even get my email in their junk folders! Or classified as spam, it's like it never comes to their mailbox.

SPF would be needed for Yahoo/Gmail, and although they work.. I'd like to install it, along with whatever Hotmail requires.
I just don't know how to. :(

Please help, Joe.

Tue, 11/06/2007 - 23:29 (Reply to #6)
tingfung

<b>flymale wrote:</b>
<div class='quote'>Well, seems like Yahoo and Gmail seem to be accepting my email so far. However, odd times it gives me this error:

421 Message from (63.xx.xx.xx) temporarily deferred - 4.16.50. Please refer to http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/defer/defer-06.html)

Hotmail/MSN: They don't even get my email in their junk folders! Or classified as spam, it's like it never comes to their mailbox.

SPF would be needed for Yahoo/Gmail, and although they work.. I'd like to install it, along with whatever Hotmail requires.
I just don't know how to. :(

Please help, Joe.</div>

I think it is not your problem.
Because I have faced the problem...
Hotmail say they need SPF record and rDNS.
After you set the SPF record,
you need to submit the record to microsoft as below:
https://support.msn.com/eform.aspx?productKey=senderid&amp;ct=eformts

I think you shouldn't work after the process.
You try to go to the link and complete the form.

https://support.msn.com/eform.aspx?productKey=edfsmsbl&amp;ct=eformts

The supporter isn't technician.
But he will gather all the information that the technical team need.
Then after few email.

You will get the permission to send into hotmail email with the register ip. @_@

I hate hotmail...

Wed, 11/07/2007 - 15:32 (Reply to #7)
flymale

Oh, great.

Thank you so much for that information! I've gone ahead and done that, and hoping to rcv something back from them.

Meanwhile, what about the Yahoo defer messages?

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