Unable to receive emails

agriz · 10-08-2013, 02:00 AM

This is the first time i am trying mail server to receive emails.

I have added an entry for MX records in zonefile.

I have installed postfix and sendmail.
I don't know whether i need them both.

I tried to send a mail from server using php with mail() function which sends mail. But it sends the mail to spam folder.

I just wanted to receive the mail from gmail to server. But I am not receiving anything in /var/mail/username

Gmail is not giving any failure delivery report too.
How do i track this problem and fix it?

Last few maillog report

Code:

Oct  8 02:05:09 server sendmail[15216]: r986596015216: from=apache, size=85, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201310080605.r985966015216@domain.com>, relay=apache@localhost
Oct  8 02:05:09 server sendmail[15217]: r986539015217: from=<apache@domain.com>, size=349, class=0, nrcpts=1, msgid=<201310080605.r986966015216@domain.com>, proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=localhost [127.0.0.1]
Oct  8 02:05:09 server sendmail[15216]: r986966015216: to=someone@gmail.com, ctladdr=apache (48/48), delay=00:00:00, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30085, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (r9865939015217 Message accepted for delivery)
Oct  8 02:05:09 server sendmail[15219]: STARTTLS=client, relay=gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com., version=TLSv1/SSLv3, verify=FAIL, cipher=RC4-SHA, bits=128/128
Oct  8 02:05:10 server sendmail[15219]: r98593901217: to=<someone@gmail.com>, ctladdr=<apache@domain.com> (48/48), delay=00:00:01, xdelay=00:00:01, mailer=esmtp, pri=120349, relay=gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com. [74.125.142.27], dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent (OK 1381212312 lm8si31240icc.94 - gsmtp)
Oct  8 02:05:17 server sendmail[15214]: r9864rZA015214: localhost [127.0.0.1] did not issue MAIL/EXPN/VRFY/ETRN during connection to MTA

Why it is telling apache@domain.com?
I have stopped apache in my server and planning to remove it.

pan64 · 10-08-2013, 07:37 AM

I think sendmail is not required to receive mails. apache@domain.com looks like an unconfigured settings.
To read gmail you need a mail client (like thunderbird) and you need to configure your account.

agriz · 10-08-2013, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan64

I think sendmail is not required to receive mails. apache@domain.com looks like an unconfigured settings.
To read gmail you need a mail client (like thunderbird) and you need to configure your account.

Should it not be somewhere on the domain?
/var/mail/root has some mail from lfd

Is it not possible to check mail without thunderbird or something like that?

pan64 · 10-08-2013, 07:51 AM

domain.com is invalid and usually written as a default dummy entry. you can read your local mails with any mail clients like /usr/bin/mail. Right now I'm a bit confused, which mails do you want to read (local or remote, like gmail)

agriz · 10-08-2013, 08:24 AM

I am not able to receive remote mails from gmail, etc.

** From my server, I am able to send mails to gmail.
** From gmail, i think i am not receive mails to my server.

pan64 · 10-08-2013, 12:03 PM

what kind of client you have? I think you can find explanation here:
http://email.about.com/od/accessingg...nt_via_POP.htm
or here:
http://www.gmailloginblog.com/gmail-...ient-settings/

agriz · 10-08-2013, 12:08 PM

I just use ssh to connect with the server. I don't have any cpanel installed.

pan64 · 10-09-2013, 12:21 AM

you cannot use ssh to connect to gmail servers. you need to use a mail client and configure it as it was described.

agriz · 10-09-2013, 12:28 AM

No.

I have linux server with centos.

I have a user accounts.
Example : someone@domain.com, another@domain.com

Now i send a mail to gmail, yahoo, or hotmail like this.

Code:

mail("hello@gmail.com","Test Subject","Test Message");

gmail, yahoo, or hotmail will receive the mail as

Quote:

from: apache@domain.com
subject: test subject
message: test message

Now,
If i mail to someone@domain.com from gmail, yahoo, or hotmail
I don't receive the mail. I don't have any failure notice from gmail so far.

So, I am able to send email to remote servers from my server.
But i am not able to receive remote mails to my server.