[Linux] Postfix help

David Williams linux@flux.org
Tue, 15 May 2007 12:20:04 -0400


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Hi all,

 

I need help with postfix.  For some reason my outgoing SMTP has stopped
working.  My account was recently transferred from Adelphia to Comcast,
along with that came a new SMTP server for Comcast.

 

I've updated my main.cf file to the following:

 

relayhost = smtp.comcast.net

 

But, when ever I try and send an email I get the following in the log file:

 

May 15 11:58:24 dtwconsulting postfix/qmgr[5606]: 07F8845880:
to=<dwilliams@XXXXXXXXXXX.com>, relay=none, delay=61238,
delays=61218/20/0/0, dsn=4.4.3, status=deferred (delivery temporarily
suspended: Host or domain name not found. Name service error for
name=smtp.comcast.net type=MX: Host not found, try again)

 

Can anyone provide any help on this ?

 

As some additional info, I setup Outlook to directly use the Comcast SMTP
server and it went through just fine.  So, why is my smtp server, which
points to the Comcast SMTP server not working ?  Does Comcast have some
additional security in place ?   Seems weird to me.  By the way, my postfix
server is on my local (Comcast) network.

 

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

 

Regards,

____________________________________________

David Williams

 


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<p class=3DMsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>I need help with postfix.&nbsp; For some reason my =
outgoing
SMTP has stopped working.&nbsp; My account was recently transferred from
Adelphia to Comcast, along with that came a new SMTP server for =
Comcast.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>I&#8217;ve updated my main.cf file to the =
following:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>relayhost =3D smtp.comcast.net<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>But, when ever I try and send an email I get the =
following
in the log file:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>May 15 11:58:24 dtwconsulting postfix/qmgr[5606]:
07F8845880: to=3D&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:dwilliams@XXXXXXXXXXX.com">dwilliams@XXXXXXXXXXX.com</a>&g=
t;,
relay=3Dnone, delay=3D61238, delays=3D61218/20/0/0, dsn=3D4.4.3, =
status=3Ddeferred
(delivery temporarily suspended: Host or domain name not found. Name =
service
error for name=3Dsmtp.comcast.net type=3DMX: Host not found, try =
again)<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Can anyone provide any help on this =
?<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>As some additional info, I setup Outlook to =
directly use the
Comcast SMTP server and it went through just fine.&nbsp; So, why is my =
smtp server,
which points to the Comcast SMTP server not working ?&nbsp; Does Comcast =
have some
additional security in place ?&nbsp;&nbsp; Seems weird to me.&nbsp; By =
the way, my postfix
server is on my local (Comcast) network.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>Any help would be much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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n><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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_______________________________</span><span
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Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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Williams</span><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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