Follow up....
Been up and going for about a week now, and looks good, its real nice to see the spam getting stopped and the bogus addresses getting bounced back :)
Thanks again,
Troy
Hello all,
Iam totally new to setting up a email server.
1) I have Mercury32 up and running on Windows XP.
2) I am able to send and recieve emails to the "outside" world on another PC that is in the same subnet.12.21......
Now....my problem....
I have another PC that is on another subnet 192.168......
And using Outlook Express 6 on this PC.
This PC can only receive emails, and not send.This is the error i get>>>>>"The connection to the server has failed. Account: '12.21.186.61', Server: '12.21.186.61', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10051, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E"<<<<<<<.
What do i need to configure? Or do all client PCs need to be on same subnet.
Hope my lingo makes sence. :)
Troy
Subnet is irrelevant from an SMTP perspective, however you must be able to communicate with the server!
Do you have an appropriate route to the server?
Can you ping it?
To help, more information is required.
I have a dyndns name assigned to the Mercury mail server,and i am able to ping the Mercury mail server.
What other information is needed, as i have never setup a email server.
Thanks,
Troy
> I have a dyndns name assigned to the Mercury mail server, and i am able to ping the Mercury mail server.
Does your ISP block port 25 inbound? outbound? This will cause major problem when trying to send via MercuryE or receive via MercuryS to/from the outside world.
>
> What other information is needed, as i have never setup a email server.
Give us a copy of your Mercury.ini file and the domain name you are using. This will allow us to do tests from the outside and provide info to allow you to correct your setup.
No port 25 is not blocked,but i do have another mail server that is already running, and using the standard default ports,its a linux setup.This mail server was setup by someone else, and they are no longer around to configure it.
Domain iam using for this server is -------- overcomerministry.dyndns.org
Here is ini file.# MERCURY.INI generated by Mercury Setup
#
#
# Sample Bindery Mode / Standalone Mode MERCURY.INI file.
# This sample file implements most of the possible switches for each
# module, but you can edit it to do less if you wish.
#
# Anything after a '#' to the end of the line is a comment and
# is stripped out before parsing. Trailing and leading whitespace
# is also stripped before parsing. Many sample commands have been
# left in this file commented out for reference purposes.
#
# Note that in general, manual modification of this file is NOT
# RECOMMENDED - use the Mercury "Configuration" menu to change the
# program's settings wherever possible.
#
[General]
myname: overcomerministry.dyndns.org # Canonical name for this server
timezone: +0000 # Time Zone to add to date fields
file_api: 1 # Use the file api instead of queues
mailqueue: C:\MERCURY\QUEUE # Where mail should be put for delivery
smtpqueue: C:\MERCURY\QUEUE # Where the SMTP client should look for mail
newmail_path: C:\MERCURY\MAIL\~N # Where to find the users' WinPMail mailboxes.
[Protocols]
MERCURYS.DLL
MERCURYP.DLL
MERCURYE.DLL
# MERCURYC.DLL
MERCURYD.DLL
# MERCURYH.DLL
# MERCURYF.DLL
# MERCURYW.DLL
# MERCURYX.DLL
MERCURYI.DLL
MERCURYB.DLL
[Mercury]
failfile: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\FAILURE.MER # Delivery failure notification template
confirmfile: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\CONFIRM.MER # Delivery confirmation template
aliasfile: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\ALIAS.MER # System-wide alias file
synfile: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\SYNONYM.MER # User synonym database
listfile: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\LISTS.MER # List of lists
logfile: C:\MERCURY\Logs\Core\~y-~m-~d.log # Traffic logging file
logwidth: 30 # Width of address fields in logfile
retpath: 1 # Do/Don't use 'return-path' for errors
maxhops: 30 # Used to detect mailing loops
gullible: 0 # If NZ, don't validate 'From' fields
poll: 10 # Seconds between queue polling cycles
scratch: C:\MERCURY\Scratch # Where we can write temp files
returnlines: 15 # How many lines of failed messages to return
postmaster: Admin # NetWare UIC of postmaster
broadcast: 1 # Yes, we want broadcast notifications, but
receipts: 0 # ... no broadcasts for receipt confirmations
PM_notify: 1 # Do/Don't send errors to the postmaster
change_owner: 1 # Change message ownership to recipient
auto_tzone: 1 # If NZ, obtain timezone information from OS
LogLevel: 15 # System message reporting level
LogMax: 100 # Maximum number of system messages to store
RetryPeriod: 1 # Period between job retries (minutes)
MaxRetries: 2 # Maximum number of times a job can fail
TwoPasses: 1 # If NZ, process submission queue in 2 passes
Autoaddress: 0 # If NZ, auto-generate user addresses based on name
Daily_exit: 0 # If NZ, auto-restart each day after maintenance
No_Areply: 0 # If NZ, disable automatic replies system-wide
Alt_Forward: 0 # If NZ, allow alternate forwarding specification
Maint_hour: 2 # Hour for daily maintenance (24-hour clock)
Maint_min: 0 # Minute for daily maintenance
Retry_Mode: 0 # If NZ, use progressive backoff for queue retries
Local_DSNs: 1 # If NZ generate Delivery Status for local users only
DSN_time1: 10800 # Seconds deferred before first DSN is sent
DSN_time2: 86400 # Seconds deferred before second DSN is sent
DSN_time3: 259200 # Seconds deferred before third DSN is sent
Host_in_title: 0 # If NZ, show hostname in system tray and taskbar
Lingering: 0 # Enable or disable 'lingering mailboxes'
Linger_Timeout: 60 # Seconds before a lingering mailbox is shut down
Alert_Host: notify.pmail.com # Host to check for licensee advisories
Alert_Interval: 720 # Frequency in minutes (min 240) for checks
Alert_Flags: 3 # Flags controlling advisory checks
[MercuryC]
logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryC\~y-~m-~d.log # Traffic logging file
Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryC\ # Directory for session log files
Session_logmode : 0
host: # mail mail host which relays for us
scratch: C:\MERCURY\scratch # Where we can write temp files
poll: 30 # Seconds between queue polling cycles
returnlines: 15 # How many lines of failed messages to return
failfile: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\FAILURE.MER # Delivery failure template
esmtp: 1 # Yes, we want to use ESMTP extensions
[MercuryE]
Poll : 15
Timeout : 60
logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryE\~y-~m-~d.log # Traffic logging file
Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryE\ # Directory for session log files
Session_logmode : 0
# Nameservers : 139.80.64.1
[MercuryD]
Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryD\ # Directory for session log files
Session_logmode : 0
Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryD
# Timeout : 30
# Poll : 120 # How often to check hosts for new mail (seconds)
[MercuryS]
Debug : 1
Logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryS\~y-~m-~d.log
Timeout : 30
Relay : 0
Strict_Relay : 0
Interface : 12.21.186.61
Allow_Illegals : 0
SMTP_Authentication : 0
Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryS
Session_logmode : 0
Compliance_Settings : 0
Maximum_Failed_Rcpts : 4
Max_Relay_Attempts : 4
SSL_Mode : 0
ST_Blacklisting : 288
No_VRFY : 0
SMTP_ConnFlags : 0
[MercuryP]
Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryP
Logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryP\~y-~m-~d.log
Stack : 32768
Interface : 12.21.186.61
Mark_Read : 1
SSL_Mode : 0
Login_Disabled : 0
UIDL_nul_list : 1
New_UIDs : 1
No_NUL_passwords : 1
Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryP
Session_logmode : 0
Timeout : 60
[MercuryX]
Drain_queues: 1
# Cmd_Delay: 10
# Cmd_Wait: 1
# IE4_Dialling: 0
# Use_ETRN: 1
# Clients_only: 1
# Sunday: 0800,1800,3,15,30,60
# Monday: 0830,2100,5,15,60,60
# Tuesday: 0830,2100,5,15,60,60
# Wednesday: 1500,1900,2,30,5,30
# Thursday: 0900,1900,2,30,0,0
# Friday: 0830,2100,5,15,60,60
# Saturday: 1031,1035,2,45,-1,0
# [Groups]
# testgroup : TESTGRP
[Domains]
overcomerministry: overcomerministry
overcomerministry: overcomerministry.dyndns.org
[Maiser]
Maiser: Maiser # 'Username' of mail server account
Helpfile: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\MAISER.HLP # Help sent on failed maiser requests
Lookupfile: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\MAISER.LKP # Format file for the 'lookup' command
Send_dir: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\SENDABLE # Directory for the 'send' command
Logfile: C:\MERCURY\Logs\Maiser\~y-~m-~d.LOG # Mail server log file
Notify: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\TMP # Dir. for pending 'notify' commands
NoList: N # If 'Y', disable the 'list' command
Local_only: Y # If 'Y', local 'notify' commands only
[MercuryH]
logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryH\~y-~m-~d.log # Traffic logging file
# Addressbook : \\CLIO\SYS\SYSTEM\MERCURY\PH.PMR
# MOTD : \\CLIO\SYS\SYSTEM\MERCURY\PH-MOTD.TXT
# Administrator : postmaster@clio.pmail.gen.nz
Timeout : 30
[MercuryI]
Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryI
logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryI\~y-~m-~d.log # Traffic logging file
Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryI\ # Directory for session log files
Session_logmode : 0
Timeout : 120
Server_Port : 143
Idle_Timeout : 1800
[MercuryB]
Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryB
logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryB\~y-~m-~d.log # Traffic logging file
Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryB\ # Directory for session log files
Session_logmode : 0
Timeout : 120
Server_Port : 80
Idle_Timeout : 1800
# URL_Base : enter_your_domain_here
[Groups]
[Rewrite]
[Statistics]
StatFlags: 0 # Statistical reporting settings
STF_Hours: 24 # How often to write stat log files
STM_Hours: 24 # How often to e-mail stat log files
> No port 25 is not blocked,but i do have another mail server that is already running, and using the standard default ports,its a linux
> setup.This mail server was setup by someone else, and they are no longer around to configure it.
> Domain I am using for this server is -------- overcomerministry.dyndns.org
Looks normal
220 www.overcomerministry.com ESMTP server ready.
ehlo thomas
250-www.overcomerministry.com Hello thomas; ESMTPs are:
250-TIME
250-SIZE 0
250 HELP
This is not responding with the domain you have setup in Mercury.ini though.
In addition mail to postmaster@overcomerministry.dyndns.org is bouncing saying the domain is invalid.
*** postmaster@overcomerministry.dyndns.org
553 We do not relay non-local mail, sorry.
> myname: overcomerministry.dyndns.org # Canonical name for this server
Comments on balance of mercry.ini, deleted sections that are not material.
>
> [Protocols]
> MERCURYS.DLL
> MERCURYP.DLL
> MERCURYE.DLL
If you have a dynamic IP address you should be using MercuryC rather than MercuryE. Dynamic IP addresses are blocked by most major mail servers via the DUL black list..
> # MERCURYC.DLL
> MERCURYD.DLL
> # MERCURYH.DLL
> # MERCURYF.DLL
> # MERCURYW.DLL
> # MERCURYX.DLL
> MERCURYI.DLL
> MERCURYB.DLL
>
> [MercuryS]
> Debug : 1
> Logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryS\~y-~m-~d.log
> Timeout : 30
> Relay : 0
> Strict_Relay : 0
Turn on strict relaying.
>
> [Domains]
> overcomerministry: overcomerministry
> overcomerministry: overcomerministry.dyndns.org
Looks ok.
Thanks for helping.
I tried to change to the domain name thinking it might be the problem, must have been same time you checked it. :( I changed it back, but may take a few hours
before it will shew.
It is a static IP. Will this cause problems, when iam using a dyndns.org domain? This is only temporary until this email server is figured out :) and then it will
go to our .org domain.
What other ideas do you have for finding what the problem is?
Depending on your network setup the problem could be that you have set modules to answer on only the 12.21.186.61 interface. This field should in most cases be left blank. Additionally you should add all numerical IPs that the server might be responding on to the local domains section of core configuration - see Mercury help.
/Rolf
> Thanks for helping.
>
> I tried to change to the domain name thinking it might be the problem, must have been same time you checked it. :( I changed it back, but may
> take a few hours
When I connect to port 25 of overcomerministry.dyndns.org I get a Postfix server.
220 mail.overcomerministry.dyndns.org ESMTP Postfix
ehlo thomas
250-mail.overcomerministry.dyndns.org
250-PIPELINING
250-SIZE 10240000
250-ETRN
250-STARTTLS
250-AUTH CRAM-MD5 PLAIN DIGEST-MD5 LOGIN
250-AUTH=CRAM-MD5 PLAIN DIGEST-MD5 LOGIN
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250-8BITMIME
250 DSN
>
> before it will shew.
> It is a static IP. Will this cause problems, when iam using a dyndns.org domain? This is only temporary until this email server is figured out :) and then it will
> go to our .org domain.
Causes no problem at all. Running two servers using the domain name on the same port and IP address though does cause major problems.
FWIW, I cannot connect to IP address 12.21.186.61 at all. If this is the IP address of the Mercury/32 machine it's not answering on port 25.
> What other ideas do you have for finding what the problem is?
Port 25 on 12.21.186.61 is not allowed???
Mercury is not connected to port 25?
Thank you again :)
That ensures sumthin, it seems, at times, i can ping the PC that has Mercury32 on it and sometimes i cant.
When i get this PC or another one to ping all the time i will post back here again. And maybe get you to test it
again if you can?
Troy
Ok.....I have Mercury 32 on another PC . All pings well. And is configed for domain name overcomerministry.dyndns.org.On IP 12.21.186.62
1)I have emailed 3 different places 2 are web and 1 is not, all 3 put emails from my Mercury32 server
in the Spam.
2) I still must use a PC that is on the same subnet as the server to send emails.
Also here is Mercury.ini file........
What should i do next.
# MERCURY.INI generated by Mercury Setup
#
#
# Sample Bindery Mode / Standalone Mode MERCURY.INI file.
# This sample file implements most of the possible switches for each
# module, but you can edit it to do less if you wish.
#
# Anything after a '#' to the end of the line is a comment and
# is stripped out before parsing. Trailing and leading whitespace
# is also stripped before parsing. Many sample commands have been
# left in this file commented out for reference purposes.
#
# Note that in general, manual modification of this file is NOT
# RECOMMENDED - use the Mercury "Configuration" menu to change the
# program's settings wherever possible.
#
[General]
myname: overcomerministry.dyndns.org # Canonical name for this server
timezone: +0000 # Time Zone to add to date fields
file_api: 1 # Use the file api instead of queues
mailqueue: C:\MERCURY\QUEUE # Where mail should be put for delivery
smtpqueue: C:\MERCURY\QUEUE # Where the SMTP client should look for mail
newmail_path: C:\MERCURY\MAIL\~N
[Protocols]
MERCURYS.DLL
MERCURYP.DLL
MERCURYE.DLL
# MERCURYC.DLL
# MERCURYD.DLL
# MERCURYH.DLL
# MERCURYF.DLL
# MERCURYW.DLL
# MERCURYX.DLL
# MERCURYI.DLL
MERCURYB.DLL
[Mercury]
failfile: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\FAILURE.MER # Delivery failure notification template
confirmfile: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\CONFIRM.MER # Delivery confirmation template
aliasfile: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\ALIAS.MER # System-wide alias file
synfile: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\SYNONYM.MER # User synonym database
listfile: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\LISTS.MER # List of lists
logfile: C:\MERCURY\Logs\Core\~y-~m-~d.log # Traffic logging file
# bitnethost: cunyvm.cuny.edu # Relay host for ".bitnet" rewrites
poll: 10 # Seconds between queue polling cycles
scratch: C:\MERCURY\Scratch # Where we can write temp files
returnlines: 15 # How many lines of failed messages to return
postmaster: Admin # Local user who acts as postmaster
broadcast: 1 # Yes, we want broadcast notifications, but
receipts: 0 # ... no broadcasts for receipt confirmations
PM_notify: 1 # Do/Don't send errors to the postmaster
change_owner: 1 # Change message ownership to recipient
# noticeboards: SYS:PUBLIC/NB # Where to find Pegasus Mail noticeboards
auto_tzone: 1 # If NZ, obtain timezone information from OS
[MercuryC]
logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryC\~y-~m-~d.log # Traffic logging file
Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryC\ # Directory for session log files
Session_logmode : 0
host: # mail mail host which relays for us
scratch: C:\MERCURY\scratch # Where we can write temp files
poll: 30 # Seconds between queue polling cycles
returnlines: 15 # How many lines of failed messages to return
failfile: C:\MERCURY\Mercury\FAILURE.MER # Delivery failure template
esmtp: 1 # Yes, we want to use ESMTP extensions
[MercuryE]
HELO : overcomerministry.dyndns.org
Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryE
Session_logmode : 0
Poll : 15
Timeout : 60
Logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryE\~y-~m-~d.log
Log_Verbose : 0
DNS_Timeout : 20
DNS_Retries : 4
Transcripts : 1
MaxThreads : 10
[MercuryD]
Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryD\ # Directory for session log files
Session_logmode : 0
Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryD
# Timeout : 30
# Poll : 120 # How often to check hosts for new mail (seconds)
[MercuryS]
Debug : 1
Logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryS\~y-~m-~d.log
Timeout : 30
Relay : 1
Strict_Relay : 0
Interface : 12.21.186.62
Allow_Illegals : 0
SMTP_Authentication : 0
Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryS
Session_logmode : 0
Compliance_Settings : 0
Maximum_Failed_Rcpts : 4
Max_Relay_Attempts : 4
SSL_Mode : 0
ST_Blacklisting : 288
No_VRFY : 0
SMTP_ConnFlags : 0
[MercuryP]
Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryP
Logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryP\~y-~m-~d.log
Stack : 32768
Interface : 12.21.186.62
Mark_Read : 1
SSL_Mode : 0
Login_Disabled : 0
UIDL_nul_list : 1
New_UIDs : 1
No_NUL_passwords : 1
Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryP
Session_logmode : 0
Timeout : 60
[MercuryX]
Drain_queues: 1
# Cmd_Delay: 10
# Cmd_Wait: 1
# IE4_Dialling: 0
# Use_ETRN: 1
# Clients_only: 1
# Sunday: 0800,1800,3,15,30,60
# Monday: 0830,2100,5,15,60,60
# Tuesday: 0830,2100,5,15,60,60
# Wednesday: 1500,1900,2,30,5,30
# Thursday: 0900,1900,2,30,0,0
# Friday: 0830,2100,5,15,60,60
# Saturday: 1031,1035,2,45,-1,0
# [Groups]
# testgroup : TESTGRP
[Domains]
# NetWare Server Domain name
overcomerministry : overcomerministry
overcomerministry : overcomerministry.dyndns.org
# [Rewrite]
# * : pmail.gen.nz
[Maiser]
Maiser : Maiser
Helpfile : C:\MERCURY\Mercury\MAISER.HLP
Lookupfile : C:\MERCURY\Mercury\MAISER.LKP
Send_dir : C:\MERCURY\Mercury\SENDABLE
Logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\Maiser\~y-~m-~d.LOG
Notify : C:\MERCURY\Mercury\TMP
Local_only : Y
[MercuryH]
logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryH\~y-~m-~d.log # Traffic logging file
# Addressbook : \\CLIO\SYS\SYSTEM\MERCURY\PH.PMR
# MOTD : \\CLIO\SYS\SYSTEM\MERCURY\PH-MOTD.TXT
# Administrator : postmaster@clio.pmail.gen.nz
Timeout : 30
[MercuryI]
Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryI
logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryI\~y-~m-~d.log # Traffic logging file
Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryI\ # Directory for session log files
Session_logmode : 0
Timeout : 120
Server_Port : 143
Idle_Timeout : 1800
[MercuryB]
Scratch : C:\MERCURY\Scratch\MercuryB
Logfile : C:\MERCURY\Logs\MercuryB\~y-~m-~d.log
Timeout : 120
Server_Port : 80
Interface : 12.21.186.62
Session_logging : C:\MERCURY\Sessions\MercuryB
Session_logmode : 0
Idle_Timeout : 1800
SSL_Mode : 0
Alt_Server_Port : 443
Please start by making the changes that Thomas and I have suggested in earlier posts (relaying, interface, local domains). As for the messages that where classified as spam, check if there are any hidden headers with additional information about the reason for the classification./Rolf
OK, i have progress :) I changed SMTP server to listen on port 25 and Alternate port 2025.
Had to allow non local to relay mail, Mercury 32 kept saying i was a non local user. ?!?! Do u know why?
I set my Outlook Express on PC that is on the 192.168. subnet, to use port 2025.
Emails to an outside mail server still throws mail into Spam, i cant find any hidden headers, it is a yahoo email, do u know where to find these headers in yahoo?
Sumthin else i noticed is all traffic local and outside incoming and outgoing, is all the action only shews on the the SMTP server module. Is this right?
Thanks again :)
Troy
OK, i have progress :) I changed SMTP server to listen on port 25 and
Alternate port 2025.
Then something internal is blocking port 25 since I can connect to your server on both port 25 and 2025.
Had to allow non local to relay mail,
Mercury 32 kept saying i was a non local user. ?!?! Do u know why?
Probably because the sender was not authenticating. If the sender is trying to send mail to a non-local user then he must user ESMTP Authentication to be allowed to relay. If you leave the server open (i.e. relaying turned on and strict turned off) then your server is going to be on a black list within hours.
I
set my Outlook Express on PC that is on the 192.168. subnet, to use
port 2025.
Sounds like you are blocking port 25 internally with your windows firewall.
Emails to an outside mail server still throws mail
into Spam, i cant find any hidden headers, it is a yahoo email, do u
know where to find these headers in yahoo?
Not sure what you mean here. You are sending mail to a yahoo address and it goes to spam?
1. Are you send via Outlook? Are you authenticating? Give us a MercuryS session log.
2. What happens when you do this via File | Send mail message in Mercury?
Sumthin else i
noticed is all traffic local and outside incoming and outgoing, is all
the action only shews on the the SMTP server module. Is this right?
No, the SMTP module only show received mail. How are you sending the mail? MercuryC/ MercuryE?
Some info on the servers:
MercuryS receives mail via SMTP, normally via port 25, it could use other ports if receiving mail from a forwarding system that can use alternate ports. Normal mail delivery from the SMTP systems on the internet is always on port 25.
MercuryC sends mail via a relay host, normally on port 25 but it could use many other alternate ports as specified by the mail server.
MercuryE sends mail only on port 25.
MercuryD receives mail via POP3, normally on port 110 but it could use many other alternate ports as specified by the POP3 mail
server.
MercuryI receives IMAP4 connections normally via port 143 but you can configure it to receive on other ports.
In MercuryS configuration, Connection control you can specify IP ranges that always are allowed to relay through your server, typically your LAN range(s) (192.168...).
You should probably add IP numerals for internal and external IPs to Local domains in core configuration if you haven't done so already, both [12.21.186.62] and the [192.168...] number. I assume you already did remove the IP number from "IP interface to use" in MercuryS configuration. If all this is correct and no firewall software is interfering on the server machine you should be able to use port 25 normally, and there should be no need to use port 2025.
/Rolf
:) Ok, found out that the server the previous person setup was blocking port 25 for local use.(an axentra server) Now iam sending and recieving with default settings. port 25
I successfully added IPs to the MercuryS config to allow relaying, and have set to use strict relaying. And can send and recieve just great:)
"Not sure what you mean here. You are sending mail to a yahoo address and it goes to spam?
1. Are you send via Outlook? Are you authenticating? Give us a MercuryS session log.
2. What happens when you do this via File | Send mail message in Mercury?"
When i send mail it makes it to the yahoo address, but yahoo puts it into Spam folder on Yahoo.
1b)Yes iam sending via Outlook. I not sure how to authenticate.
Below is a MercuryS log sending to Yahoo with Outlook.....
T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 Connection from 12.21.186.50
T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 HELO home80gb
T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 MAIL FROM: <*****@overcomerministry.dyndns.org>
T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 RCPT TO: <*****@yahoo.com>
T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 DATA
T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 DATA - 39 lines, 1256 bytes.
T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 QUIT
T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 Connection closed with 12.21.186.50, 0 sec. elapsed.
2b) It still goes into yahoos Spam folder.
"
Sumthin else i
noticed is all traffic local and outside incoming and outgoing, is all
the action only shews on the the SMTP server module. Is this right?
No, the SMTP module only show received mail. How are you sending the mail? MercuryC/ MercuryE?"
Need a dunce cap for this one, . I had the windows to small and did not see any action. lol sorry.
Iam using MercuryE ( i have a static IP)(T1 line)
Conclusion ,.....
1)All works now, so far. :)
2)Mail sent to outside world, like Yahoo, goes to there Spam folder.
3)I dont know how to authenticate.
4) Iam going to try and setup the SpamHalter,ClamWall,and GrayWall. :)
5) Thanks for fast responses and help with this newbie. ;)
"
In MercuryS configuration, Connection control you can specify IP
ranges that always are allowed to relay through your server, typically
your LAN range(s) (192.168...).
You should probably add IP
numerals for internal and external IPs to Local domains in core
configuration if you haven't done so already, both [12.21.186.62]
and the [192.168...] number. I assume you already did remove the IP
number from "IP interface to use" in MercuryS configuration. If all
this is correct and no firewall software is interfering on the server
machine you should be able to use port 25 normally, and there should be
no need to use port 2025.
/Rolf "
Should i still add my IPs to the Local Domains in the Mercury core config? And if so, how should it be set for each. Example: what do i put in here>>> Local host or server: ?????? Internet name:??????? .....what goes where?
Troy
Yes, you should do both. Local host is always overcomerministry, IPs within square brackets should be in the Internet name textboxes.
/Rolf
> > "Not sure what you mean here. You are sending mail to a yahoo address and it goes to spam? 1. Are you send via Outlook? Are you
> > authenticating? Give us a MercuryS session log. 2. What happens when you do this via File | Send mail message in Mercury?"
>
> When i send mail it makes it to the yahoo address, but yahoo puts it into Spam folder on Yahoo.
>
> 1b) Yes I am sending via Outlook. I not sure how to authenticate.
In the Outlook SMTP setup there is a setting to allow you to send the username and password to be used when authenticating. Select the properties of the account, select the "Servers" tab and go to the bottom and check "My server requires authentication" and then hit "Settings" and enter the username and password that you entered in the MercuryS | Connection control password file.
> Below is a MercuryS log sending to Yahoo with Outlook.....
This looks more like a MercuryS log of your message being sent from OE to MercuryS rather than from MercuryE to a Yahoo host.
>
> T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 Connection from 12.21.186.50
> T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 HELO home80gb
> T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 MAIL FROM: <*****@overcomerministry.dyndns.org>
> T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 RCPT TO: <*****@yahoo.com>
> T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 DATA
> T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 DATA - 39 lines, 1256 bytes.
> T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 QUIT
> T 20100512 163507 4beacf12 Connection closed with 12.21.186.50, 0 sec. elapsed.
>
> 2b) It still goes into yahoos Spam folder.
We need to see the MercuryE log to see if there is anything strange in the MercuryE to Yahoo server. Ideally this would be a MercuryE session log so we get all of the details of the transfer.
