Can't send mail, port 25 blocked

[kejpa]

Hi,
my ISP has blocked access to port 25, but generously opened it's own SMTP server to all within it's IP-range.
How do I set up Scalix (11.4.2.12068) to use an external SMTP server?

TIA
/Kjell

[criptus]

You should configure sendmail to use your ISP SMTP as smart host.

[kejpa]

You should configure sendmail to use your ISP SMTP as smart host.

I've added

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.   smtp:mail.aland.net

to my mailertable, rebuild and restarted sendmail.

Still no show
TIA
/Kjell

[RSisco]

You should use the smart_host entry in the sendmail.mc:

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define(`SMART_HOST',`your_smtp_server_here')dnl

and then if your smtp host requires logging in, I use:

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FEATURE(authinfo)dnl

Then I have a file named authinfo1 in the same folder that has the following:

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AuthInfo:your_smtp_server_here "U:your_username_here" "P:your_password_here" "M:PLAIN"

Then I run:

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makemap hash /etc/mail/authinfo < /etc/mail/authinfo1

Rebuild sendmail.cf and restart sendmail.

[kejpa]

Hey!
Sendmail seems to be working after the trick of defining SMART_HOST, I manage to send mail at the command prompt. But not using Scalix, is there any settings for Scalix I've missed?

TIA
/Kjell

[schmoe90]

Scalix just invokes sendmail, but you probably want to make sure that all of sendmail's processes have been restarted to pick up the changed cf.

[kejpa]

Hi again,
back again, sending mail still don't work after restarting the server a couple of times.

I've done some research since my last post and I've found out:
1. I can send mail from the command prompt.
2. I cannot send mail from the webclient.
3. I cannot send mail from KMail using the Scalix server
4. I can send mail from KMail if I set it up as an ordinary POP3-mail account and specify my ISPs SMTP-server.

The mail never delivered locally when I'm using the webclient, it never shows up in my Sendmail out queue, and there's nothing in any logs. I guess I should change the log level, to what, and where?

Any help appreciated!
/Kjell

[schmoe90]

SWA should be passing mail to the Scalix server (it's an IMAP client), and it should then be passing mail outgoing to the smarthost.

[kejpa]

Hi,
thanks for your effort

SWA should be passing mail to the Scalix server (it's an IMAP client), and it should then be passing mail outgoing to the smarthost.

Is there any way I can test if the Scalix server is sending mail in the right way. I mean, if SWA is an IMAP client i could bypass that possible trouble.

Best regards!
/Kjell

[schmoe90]

You should be able to see SWA sending messages in the logs of the outgoing sendmail / smtp server.

[kejpa]

Nope. No nothing at all in the mail logs

Due to a failure to establish a connection, the message could not be sent.
Please try again later. A copy of the message has been placed into your 'Drafts' folder.

I all I get

Ideas? I'm clueless

/Kjell

[Valerion]

Are you letting SWA connect to the Scalix SMTP relay or your own SMTP server? SWA expects to be able to do SMTP Auth, and usually it can only do this against the Scalix SMTP Relay. Check where it connects to that it is indeed sending to the correct listener.

[kejpa]

Are you letting SWA connect to the Scalix SMTP relay or your own SMTP server? SWA expects to be able to do SMTP Auth, and usually it can only do this against the Scalix SMTP Relay. Check where it connects to that it is indeed sending to the correct listener.

I'd love to
Where are the settings?

Thanks
/Kjell

[Valerion]

Look in /var/opt/scalix/??/webmail/swa.properties

[kejpa]

Look in /var/opt/scalix/??/webmail/swa.properties

OK,
I have been there.
I've had the setting for my ISP's smtp but now the setting is for localhost

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swa.email.smtpServer=localhost

Is there some way of reinstalling the whole shebang and doing it right from the start? I'm kind of getting tired of it all

Thanks for your help, I appreciate the efforts!
/Kjell