On 10/8/14 9:09 AM, shmick@riseup.net wrote:
hi, thanks buddy,
Matthias Sitte wrote:
Let me try to pinpoint the problem:
- You've installed MySQL, Postfix, Dovecot?
yes
- MySQL is used for virtual users/domains?
no; it never had anything to do with postfix the instructions don't state this as a requirement
- You've set up Postfix and Dovecot to work with the MySQL DB?
no the instructions don't state this as a requirement
- You've sent /locally/ (i.e., on the server) a test using mail or mailx
MTA is fine send/recv imap,submission,pop,smtp
to one of the users in the DB, you've checked that the mail actually arrives in the corresponding folder on the HDD, and that the logs are ok?
- You've checked /locally/ (again, on the server) that POP and IMAP
access to that same user work (with password auth)?
yes
If your answer is 'yes' to all questions, then your mail server is working fine /locally/. If not, of course you'll need to fix this first.
- You set up a test account using, eg, Thunderbird?
- You can access the mail box via POP and IMAP?
- You can send an email via SMTP?
Again, if your answer is 'yes', then you have a working mail server. If not, go back and fix this first.
If you still have problems with RC, then the problem is not your mail server, but your RC config. Enable the debug/log options in your config -- maybe that'll point you in the right direction.
is all this necessary ?
first, you need to identify the problem: is it your mail server, your web server, or RC?
you want to make sure that your mail server is properly working, so you should check/test all the components. you can run your own tests if you like, the above are mere suggestions. usually it's not the web server, either. so please enable all the debug/log options in RC and scan through the logs what's happening...
http://www.xenlens.com/debian-wheezy-mail-server-postfix-dovecot-sasl-mysql-...
did you follow this tutorial, or is it something you found on the internet? 'cause it /does/ use virtual domains/users stored in a MySQL database, and you just said that you /don't/ use MySQL for that...
not quite sure I understand your mail server setup right now ...