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Re: [PLUG] Postfix and Comcast
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Would the reverse dns be a requirement though. there must be a lot of
virtual hosts out there sharing ip addresses.
jondz
On Wed, 2007-10-17 at 09:29 -0400, Michael Bevilacqua wrote:
> Marty-
>
> These days, in order to have a friendly mail server, you should at
> least have the following:
>
> A static IP
>
> A forward and reverse DNS
>
> A SPF resource record
>
> Primary and Secondary MXes
>
> Anti-Spam Filtering setup
>
> Anti-Virus Filter setup (if applicable)
>
>
> The first two (possibly three) can effect how mail gets delivered. If
> you want mail to get where it needs to go, you should relay through a
> smart host that at least has these setup.
>
> Where are you exactly in the setup of list I provided above?
>
>
>
> --
> Michael D. Bevilacqua
> michael@bevilacqua.us
>
>
>
>
>
> On 10/17/07, Marty O'Brien <mobrien118@ieee.org> wrote:
> Thanks Brent, I appreciate your help. I actually just read the
> post you are referring to before I posted, but after I googled
> for a couple hours. And, you are correct, There is a LOT of
> useful information behind those URLs, however, I am thinking
> that my problem resides outside of the realm discussed in that
> information, and hoping that there is an easier way to fix the
> problem ( i.e. relaying through Comacast's mail servers) that
> someone is already doing here. Of course, I'm not sure about
> this or else I would have bee-lined to that solution. It is
> hard to believe that something as simple as ARPANET's original
> SMTP RFC has evolved into something this complex!
>
> Also, an update: I installed webmin-postfix and poked around
> in the settings. I haven't discovered anything in there that I
> think will help me...yet. (And, BOY are there a LOT of
> settings!)
>
> Overall, I am in a better position now than I was a couple
> months ago (when using Verizon internet). I think they block
> outgoing connections to port 25 altogether!
>
> Thanks again, Brent.
>
> Still hoping to find a solution...
>
>
> --Marty
>
> On 10/17/07, Brent Saner <brent.saner@gmail.com> wrote:
> i better let someone else tackle this. just yesterday
> i posted asking for help setting up mailstuffs. i'm
> sure one of the mail gurus in here will help you much
> better than i can. :) (check the archives for my post,
> " unraveling the arcane art of mailservers?" and the
> responses i got. lots of good resources)
>
>
> On 10/17/07, Marty O'Brien <mobrien118@ieee.org>
> wrote:
> Brent,
>
> When I send to Yahoo! it goes to junk, but
> when I send to hotmail or my forwarder
> (ieee.org, which I have forward my mail to my
> gmail account) it disapears.
>
> I don't know if I get a bounce notice because
> the "from" email address that the server is
> sending from is (my linux username)@(my server
> name).(my domain name) which is not valid
> because I am only using postfix in the default
> setup and don't have a pop3 or IMAP server
> running, and I am extremely novice with
> postfix/sendmail. Do you know if there is a
> way to send an email with a different from or
> reply-to address, and if so, will that help?
>
> Thanks, and I'm sorry if I am totally clueless
> on this.
>
> --Marty
>
>
> On 10/17/07, Brent Saner
> <brent.saner@gmail.com> wrote:
> welcome, marty!
>
> when you try to send to an address
> other than the gmail one (say, a
> yahoo) does it show up in the junkmail
> receptacle? do you receive a bounce
> notice?
>
> On 10/17/07, Marty O'Brien
> <mobrien118@ieee.org> wrote:
> Hello PLUG!
>
> I have lived in Philadelphia
> (Actually Wyncote) for 12
> months and I have been
> subscribing to this mail-list
> for 8 months now and reading
> it whenever I get a chance.
> Well, I am finally ready to
> write something (for some
> help!). So, without further
> ado:
>
> I have a linux box with
> Xandros 4.0 installed (A
> Debian based distro, for those
> unfamiliar) which comes with a
> default installation of
> "postfix".
>
> What works:
> Sending an email to
> mobrien118@gmail.com using the
> "mail" command line
> application.
>
> What doesn't work:
> Sending an email just about
> anywhere else.
>
> So, I believe I need to relay
> my mail through a trusted
> server somewhere (maybe a
> Comcast SMTP server) so that
> POP and IMAP servers won't
> simply discard it like
> yesterday's news. Can someone
> help me make this work? I also
> want PHP to be able to send
> mail, although I think this
> may already be working since I
> edited php.ini. There is only
> one line that I think needs
> editing there, anyway.
>
> I have to warn you all that I
> am just barely into
> "Intermediate user" status in
> Linux.
>
> Surely someone on this group
> is doing this (sending mail
> over Comcast's lines).
>
> Thanks in advance. I am
> looking forward to becoming
> more active in this community!
>
> --Marty O'Brien
>
>
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