[Mailman-Users] Relaying error

Yan Herndon yan at jointtech.com
Thu Oct 4 01:56:34 CEST 2007


After some more testing I realize that I was getting the subscription
and mod pending emails because the list owner email address is local to
the server.  IE no relaying.  

If I put a local email addy on the subscriber list I get the post. 

If I use a remote email addy as the list owner / moderator I do not
receive the subscription/mod emails.

So it seems to be a case of all remote mail not being delivered.  Which
would make me think it's the qmail problem.

I have attempted to add SMTPHOST = 'FQDN' in mm_cfg.py.  
I have not tried the IP of the server itself yet. 

I added tcp-env: 127.0.0.1 : setenv RELAYCLIENT
To /etc/hosts.allow

Neither of these helped.

I think maybe it's time for some qmail help but thought somebody might
have ideas here first.

Thanks,

Yan Herndon
Director of Technology
Joint Technologies LTD
949-361-1158
jointtech.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Yan Herndon 
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 3:09 PM
To: Yan Herndon; mailman-users at python.org
Subject: RE: [Mailman-Users] Relaying error

Sorry.  I thought these 2 threads would get put together but my Outlook
must have mangled something.  Or possibly I'm stupid.  Here is the
relevant info:

Yan Herndon wrote:
>
>I'm having a problem with my lists.  All remote mail stopped being
>delivered.
>
>I'm running Plesk 8.2 on CentOS.
>
>Dedicated server.
>
>Mailman was preinstalled.
>
> 
>
>I have done some googleing.  Well actually my eyes are bleeding from
all
>the reading.  Seems like the problem is that mailman wants to send mail
>as localhost which is not allowed by Qmail.
>
>The lists were working and I'm suspicious of a plesk update that
>happened a couple days ago via the updater.  I know plesk isn't your
>responsibility but thought you may know something.  


Neither is Qmail, but ...

Mailman delivers to the SMTP server and port defined by SMTPHOST and
SMTPPORT which default to 'localhost' and 0 (which really means 25)
respectively. You can assign these any values you wish in mm_cfg.py
(or remove or change an existing assignment) if that will solve the
problem.

However, it really seems that Qmail is not configured properly if it
won't relay mail originating at 'localhost'.

Thanks,

Yan Herndon
Director of Technology
Joint Technologies LTD
949-361-1158
jointtech.com

-----Original Message-----
From: mailman-users-bounces+yan=jointtech.com at python.org
[mailto:mailman-users-bounces+yan=jointtech.com at python.org] On Behalf Of
Yan Herndon
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 3:03 PM
To: mailman-users at python.org
Subject: [Mailman-Users] Relaying error

I am receiving messages when I setup the list.  I also receive messages
that there is a message awaiting moderation.  When I send a post to the
list and then accept it it shows up in the archive.

 

Just no actual posts go out.

If Qmail is not configured properly (wont relay from localhost)would I
receive any messages?  I'd like to know that before I go down the Qmail
road.

 

In mm_cfg/py I did not see settings for SMTPPORT/HOST.  They were in
Defaults.py.  Should I add them to mm_cfg.py and remove from defaults?
Change it in Defaults?  Add to mm_cfg and leave the old info in
defaults?

 

Thanks for the help. 

 

>>>Neither is Qmail, but ...

 

Mailman delivers to the SMTP server and port defined by SMTPHOST and

SMTPPORT which default to 'localhost' and 0 (which really means 25)

respectively. You can assign these any values you wish in mm_cfg.py

(or remove or change an existing assignment) if that will solve the

problem.

 

However, it really seems that Qmail is not configured properly if it

won't relay mail originating at 'localhost'.

 

 

Thanks,

 

Yan Herndon

Director of Technology

Joint Technologies LTD

949-361-1158

jointtech.com

 

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