Outgoing email not reaching destination

[Steve Freegard]

Steve,

What does the 'mailq' command show you??

For example - the output of my 'mailq' command currently shows:

[root at hoshi root]# mailq
                /var/spool/mqueue (9 requests)
-----Q-ID----- --Size-- -----Q-Time----- ------------Sender/Recipient-------
h9NFMOVA004626     1156 Thu Oct 23 16:22 <>
                 (Deferred: Connection timed out with mail.kirjastot.fi.)
                                         <dervin_di at kirjastot.fi>
h9MM3qVA027116     1272 Wed Oct 22 23:03 <>
                 (Deferred: Connection timed out with mail.labalaba.com.)
                                         <Aleaseqv at labalaba.com>
h9MIikVA020645     1058 Wed Oct 22 19:44 <>
                 (host map: lookup (askactive.com): deferred)
                                         <rachel at askactive.com>
h9MBCAVA028548     3757 Wed Oct 22 12:12 <>
                 (Deferred: Connection refused by emv7.net.)
                                         <telegraph.co.uk at emv7.net>
h9LAeRVA032148     7540 Tue Oct 21 11:40 <>
                 (Deferred: Connection refused by emv7.net.)
                                         <telegraph.co.uk at emv7.net>
h9L9d4VA027959     5460 Tue Oct 21 10:39 <>
                 (Deferred: Connection refused by emv7.net.)
                                         <telegraph.co.uk at emv7.net>


Which should give you a reason as to why the mail isn't leaving the queue.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Steve.


-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Hickel [mailto:smhickel at CHARTERMI.NET]
Sent: 23 October 2003 01:36
To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: Outgoing email not reaching destination

Thanks all. The problem I see is that I sent some emails from exchange
(outlook) that are set via the connector in exchange to go to mailscanner.
The mailscanner box uses dns of the AD Domain controller. The DNS of the AD
has a forwarder to the internet. The emails I sent to my other email
addresses were not reaching and as far as I can tell still have not reached
my other email addresses I use for testing. As such they have disappeared or
have not been sent yet.

These emails did show up in the mailscanner log as I had posted the results,
but I do not see the emails in their sent-to accounts, leaving me to believe
that from the mailscanner to the internet something is wrong. Perhaps it is
dns or other issue, but am still trying to figure it out.

Steve

Kevin Miller <Kevin_Miller at CI.JUNEAU.AK.US> wrote ..
> Those are outboune messages, not inbound, so you're not gonna see 'em.
> In
> about 5 days they'll end up in your postmaster account as undeliverable.
> What's happening, I think, is you have your mail server set to reply to
> spammers.  Many spammers use fake email addresses, so your mail server
> can't
> deliver the messages that are autosent, because the server at the far end
> is
> rejecting the connection.
>
> It appears you're using webmin.  You can click on the messages and see
> what
> they are - if they're all bounced spam, just delete 'em.  (Be careful not
> to
> delete any legitimate messages!) Then set your configuration to not send
> bounce notices to spammers.  Set your Spam Action (in MailScanner) so that
> it doesn't include "Bounce" and you won't generate any more.  At least
> not
> from bounced spam...
>
>
> ...Kevin
> -------------------
> Kevin Miller                Registered Linux User No: 307357
> CBJ MIS Dept.               Network Systems Administrator, Mail
> Administrator
> 155 South Seward Street     ph: (907) 586-0242
> Juneau, Alaska 99801        fax: (907 586-4500
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Hickel, Stephen [gh372247] [mailto:smhickel at CHARTERMI.NET]
> >Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 1:47 PM
> >To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >Subject: Re: Outgoing email not reaching destination
> >
> >
> >This is what was in the mailqueue.
> >------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >--------------------
> >
> >  Even if locked
> >
> >Select all  Invert selection
> >
> > Mail ID Sent From To Size Status
> > qfh9HLS7Lg028293 Fri, 17 Oct 2003 17:28:07 -0400
> >"MailScanner" <spam at korehicom.com> lm at 4md301.com 1 kB
> >Deferred: Connection refused by mail.4md301.com.
> > qfh9LGjYLg032705 Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:45:32 -0400
> >"MailScanner" <spam at korehicom.com> lm at 4md301.com 1 kB
> >Deferred: Connection refused by mail.4md301.com.
> > qfh9LHuELg003191 Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:56:11 -0400
> >"MailScanner" <spam at korehicom.com>
> >bounce-spfans1-3012622 at email.allpro.com 1 kB Deferred:
> >Connection refused by floop.juicesflowing.com.
> > qfh9LHuILg003194 Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:56:16 -0400
> >"MailScanner" <spam at korehicom.com>
> >bounce-spfans1-3333742 at email.allpro.com 1 kB Deferred:
> >Connection refused by floop.juicesflowing.com.
> > qfh9LI4eOp003751 Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:07:50 -0400 Mail
> >Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON>
> ><shirleyK. at FINANCES.COM.BR> 5 kB host map: lookup
> >(FINANCES.COM.BR): deferred
> >
> >
> >This is all that was in the mail queue
> >
> >
> >Are they stuck in your mailq? What does the mailq command
> >return?
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Hickel, Stephen [gh372247]
> >[mailto:smhickel at CHARTERMI.NET]
> >Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 5:42 PM
> >To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> >Subject: Outgoing email not reaching destination
> >
> >
> >
> >I reconfigured my email thanks to some of your advice. I am
> >now receiving over 2500 emails but when I go to send them I
> >can see them in the maillog and here is the entry, but I
> >don't receive them at the other end. Any thoughts?
> >
> >Steve
> >
> >h9MLhw4L008635: to=shickel at portlandk12.org, delay=00:00:02,
> >mailer=esmtp, pri=60570, stat=queued
> >Oct 22 17:44:01 mailscan - Msg h9MLhw4L008635:
> >to=smhickel at chartermi.net, delay=00:00:02, mailer=esmtp,
> >pri=60570, stat=queued
> >
> >
> >Oct 22 17:36:13 mailscan - Msg h9MLaC4L008324:
> >to=smhickel at chartermi.net, delay=00:00:01, mailer=esmtp,
> >pri=30523, stat=queued
> >Oct 22 17:36:13 mailscan 3863 Msg h9MLaC4L008324:
> >from=Steve at KoreHiCom.com, size=3863, class=0, nrcpts=1,
> >msgid=DEC8E8282EF7C541993FEBD36067B39BF37F at serverdl380.korehicom.com,
> >proto=SMTP, daemon=MTA, relay=serverdl380.korehicom.com
> >[192.168.1.50]
> >
> >
> >Thanks for any help in advance.
> >
> >Steve
> >

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