Hi all,
Curious problem I've got here. Hotmail disconnects me from their mail server whenever I try an send an e-mail from my box. Anyone seen this problem or know of a solution. I've e-mail Hotmail but I guess it'll be a cold day in hell when I receive a reply...
In the "info" log I get this:-
Sep 26 18:15:45 ben postfix/smtpd[11085]: connect from fred.mpcontracting.co.uk[192.168.1.100] Sep 26 18:15:46 ben postfix/smtpd[11085]: 01CF23B4DE: client=fred.mpcontracting.co.uk[192.168.1.100] Sep 26 18:15:46 ben postfix/cleanup[11086]: 01CF23B4DE: message-id=1064596424.2590.0.camel@fred.mpcontracting.co.uk Sep 26 18:15:46 ben postfix/smtpd[11085]: disconnect from fred.mpcontracting.co.uk[192.168.1.100] Sep 26 18:15:46 ben postfix/nqmgr[2044]: 01CF23B4DE: from=matt@mpcontracting.co.uk, size=565, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Sep 26 18:16:27 ben postfix/smtp[11088]: 01CF23B4DE: to=cowboy_bob500@hotmail.com, relay=mx1.hotmail.com[65.54.252.99], delay=41, status=deferred (lost connection with mx1.hotmail.com[65.54.252.99] while sending MAIL FROM)
Nothing in "errors" or "warnings". As you can see from the post to the list, my mail server is working just fine for everything else.
Thanks,
Matt
On 2003-09-26 18:32:23 +0100 Matt Parker matt@mpcontracting.co.uk wrote:
Sep 26 18:15:46 ben postfix/nqmgr[2044]: 01CF23B4DE: from=matt@mpcontracting.co.uk, size=565, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Sep 26 18:16:27 ben postfix/smtp[11088]: 01CF23B4DE: to=cowboy_bob500@hotmail.com, relay=mx1.hotmail.com[65.54.252.99], delay=41, status=deferred (lost connection with mx1.hotmail.com[65.54.252.99] while sending MAIL FROM)
Try running the queue with full debugging, or try from that box:
telnet mx1.hotmail.com 25 HELO ben.mpcontracting.co.uk MAIL FROM:matt@mpcontracting.co.uk
and I think that's as far as you'll get ;-) Just in case, the finale is: RCPT TO:cowboy_bob500@hotmail.com RSET QUIT
On Fri, 2003-09-26 at 20:19, MJ Ray wrote:
On 2003-09-26 18:32:23 +0100 Matt Parker matt@mpcontracting.co.uk wrote:
Sep 26 18:15:46 ben postfix/nqmgr[2044]: 01CF23B4DE: from=matt@mpcontracting.co.uk, size=565, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Sep 26 18:16:27 ben postfix/smtp[11088]: 01CF23B4DE: to=cowboy_bob500@hotmail.com, relay=mx1.hotmail.com[65.54.252.99], delay=41, status=deferred (lost connection with mx1.hotmail.com[65.54.252.99] while sending MAIL FROM)
Try running the queue with full debugging, or try from that box:
telnet mx1.hotmail.com 25 HELO ben.mpcontracting.co.uk MAIL FROM:matt@mpcontracting.co.uk
and I think that's as far as you'll get ;-) Just in case, the finale is: RCPT TO:cowboy_bob500@hotmail.com RSET QUIT
I got all the way through, but only on mx4.hotmail.com. No joy on mx1. Is there anyway I can force postfix to use mx4 or is it just pot-luck which server I get?
Regards,
Matt
On 2003-09-26 23:35:02 +0100 Matt Parker matt@mpcontracting.co.uk wrote:
I got all the way through, but only on mx4.hotmail.com. No joy on mx1.
No errors at all? Very strange.
Is there anyway I can force postfix to use mx4 or is it just pot-luck which server I get?
I think adding hotmail.com with mx4's IP to /etc/hosts and restarting postfix may work as a crude measure, but it would be better to find and fix the problem than a symptom.
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Matt Parker -
MJ Ray