Hi,

I wonder if anyone has any advice or knowledge on fixing this problem I’ve been having. i have just set up a postfix server that supports mysql and followed this online guide (well a few actually) and have also got dovecot working with all the necessary files. I can send emails and create and edit domain, mailbox and aliases etc from postfix admin, but the problem I’m having is that I can’t seem to receive any email, the log don’t seem to say anything and I have tried sending email from another server to it only for it to "status=deferred". The main guide I followed was:

http://www.linux-noob.com/forums/ind...showtopic=2490

If I’ve missed anything or if anyone has any ideas that would be great thanks!

Post the output of postconf -n for a start

it seems as now i have changed the:

inet_interfaces = localhost
#inet_interfaces = $myhostname
#inet_interfaces = $myhostname, localhost
inet_interfaces = all

section to all as well I can receive emails it tell me in the log and there placed in /vmail/somthing@somthing.com, yet when i go to http://localhost/webmail (which is Squirrel Mail) I can log in but see no emails that i have sent to myself, i have also tried emailing myself over localhost to test but with no luck.

postconf -n:

[root@Goliath new]# postconf -n
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
command_directory = /usr/sbin
config_directory = /etc/postfix
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
debug_peer_level = 2
html_directory = no
inet_interfaces = all
mail_owner = postfix
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq.postfix
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain
mydomain = mail.com
myhostname = mail.mail.com
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases.postfix
queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.1.5/README_FILES
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.1.5/samples
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail.postfix
setgid_group = postdrop
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_alias_maps.cf
virtual_gid_maps = static:901
virtual_mailbox_base = /vmail
virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_domains_maps.cf
virtual_mailbox_limit = 51200000
virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_mailbox_maps.cf
virtual_minimum_uid = 901
virtual_transport = virtual
virtual_uid_maps = static:901



Hope that helps!

So the postfix end is working OK?

are the mbox files in your mailbox directories? I assume you are using mbox anyway


What IMAP server are you running?

yes it seems but i still cant find a way to recive emails if there getting to me or not. im using dovecot as my imap server. there are mbox files in mailbox directories yes.

First, do the mbox files contain mail?

Second, if the above is true, can you see mail using any other mail client?

Third, did you configure squirrelmail (look for conf.pl)?

Fourth, did you configure dovecot (you may not need to, but it may not find your mboxs)

First, do the mbox files contain mail?

yes, there are number and letter codes so i presume thats the mail. like:
1179855944.V301I362530.Server

Second, if the above is true, can you see mail using any other mail client?

ive not tried any other clients, do you know any i can test?

Third, did you configure squirrelmail (look for conf.pl)?

ive done nothing to squirrelmail in conf.pl or any other config. not sure what to edit.

Fourth, did you configure dovecot (you may not need to, but it may not find your mboxs)

i belive i configured dovecot to access mysql etc and made the extra files needed:

dovecot.conf:

auth_userdb = mysql /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf
auth_passdb = mysql /etc/dovecot-mysql.conf
first_valid_uid = 501
default_mail_env = maildir:/vmail/%u

dovecot-mysql.conf

db_host = 127.0.0.1
db_port = 3306
db = postfix
db_user = postfix
db_passwd = postfix
db_client_flags = 0
default_pass_scheme = PLAIN
password_query = SELECT password FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%u'
user_query = SELECT maildir, 901 AS uid, 901 AS gid FROM mailbox WHERE username = '%u'

along with the other files so i belive its finding the mailbox

hmm now i have somthing weird going on:

i do dovecot -n and it tells me that there are no config files in /usr/local/etc/, yet ive placed them all in /etc/. dovecot will still start however and show up in the log as connecting to the database were mail is.

You run conf.pl. I think you need to type

perl conf.pl from the relevant directoy. It's all menu driven and you should be able to find an option to set your imap server to dovecot

Do you have evolution or similar in gnome that you could set up as mail client?

You mau neet to edit the startup file for dovecot to point at /etc for configs

Tried both yet still no joy, sorry for the late reply. Any ideas were the settings are for "edit the start-up file for dovecot to point at /etc for configs". I’ve tried using evolution on the local machine over vnc yet still no joy with that either.

strange this is it seems to be reciving the email from my test email ntlworl.com in the logs:

May 26 10:03:10 Server postfix/smtpd[7164]: connect from mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com[81.103.221.49]
May 26 10:03:10 Server postfix/smtpd[7164]: BB79121B708: client=mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com[81.103.221.49]
May 26 10:03:10 Server postfix/cleanup[7170]: BB79121B708: message-id=<20070526090309.VVPH29112.aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@smtp.ntlworld.com>
May 26 10:03:10 Server postfix/qmgr[7138]: BB79121B708: from=<name@ntlworld.com>, size=1534, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
May 26 10:03:10 Server postfix/virtual[7175]: BB79121B708: to=<mail@mail.com>, relay=virtual, delay=0, status=sent (delivered to maildir)
May 26 10:03:10 Server postfix/qmgr[7138]: BB79121B708: removed
May 26 10:03:10 Server postfix/smtpd[7164]: disconnect from mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com[81.103.221.49]

any idears?
i was thinking along the lines of its actually sending the email but to the local folders not the mysql database or somthing along those lines.

the file postfix/virtual is empty just as a note.

How did you install dovecot?

yum install dovecot