Questions tagged [email]

The server configuration of email, including POP3, SMTP, IMAP, and popular server software packages that control email.

The server configuration of email, including POP3, SMTP, IMAP, and popular server software packages that control email.

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mx server: multiple domains on one ip

I'm just a bit confused about the correct DNS setup for hosting multiple domains on a single server with one ip. For example the mail server (domain/reverse: example.com) should host 3 domains: example.com domain.com test.com So whats the correct…
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SPF records when sending multi-domain emails from one host

We have a CMS system in which multiple customers run their websites from a single virtual machine. Pages generated by the CMS allow forms to be filled in, which trigger emails to be sent. I am having trouble working out how to properly configure SPF…
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How to change mailx?

I am having a problem in my VMs. I used the same template (Debian 7min) in OpenVZ, but for whatever reason those two are using a different mailx. I have a small script which I use to send statusmails: mailx -v -s "$subject" -S smtp=$smtphost -S…
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Missing /var/log/mail.log (after deleting it) - How do I recreate it?

To clear the mail log I deleted /var/log/mail.log and /var/log/mail.err. Now it seems like I've broken something as the files are not recreated as I interact with mail: kidmose@radagast:~$ echo "Test text" | mail -s "From radagast"…
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mail command : does content-filter in postfix works?

I use Postfix in my machine (linux). When i send a mail to a local user with telnet localhost 25 in command line, my mail is parsed by a content-filter (for example: spamassassin) => no problem. But when i send a mail to the same local user with…
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make Postfix to bcc mail twice

I am running a Postfix mail-server, to scan mails I forward them to amavis, after the scanning amavis forward the mail to ciphermail (a program that automatically de- and encrypts emails). Ciphermail resent the mail to amavis and amavis resend the…
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Postfix lookup failure: works from localhost, not on other nodes in LAN

I am getting temporary lookup failure for the recipient address when trying to send email using Postfix and Gmail from a machine other than the host, on the same network. It works just fine when testing on the Postfix host. EDIT: I have a client…
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Postfix Rejects incoming bounce notifications ( Recipient address rejected: User unknown in local recipient table )

So I've set up a postfix email server, I can send, I can receive. But I noticed some interesting activity in my logs. I was testing an accidentally sent to a non-existent email address, now the mailserver on the other domain is trying (without…
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Outlook 2013 won't connect to Office 365 (Exchange)

I have a multiple users with a roaming profiles on a windows server 2008R2 domian. One of these 2013 Outlook profiles won't connect to Exchange on one of the computers. Here's what I've tested: Let's say the problem is happening for User1 on…
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Reject obviously spoofed messages in Exchange 2007 SP2

I have an Exchange 2007 SP2 server which happily accepts SMTP messages whose sender is SomeRandomString@mydomain.com and the recipient is SomeRealUser@mydomain.com; this leads to all sort of spoofing and spam. Is there any way I can tell Exchange…
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Postfix not sending authentication when relaying to local smtp server

I have been trying to get my postfix server to relay all of my message to a local SMTP server. As far as I can tell I have everything set up right, but I get a 550 Authentication error. My local SMTP server works fine when i send a message with…
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configuring .mailrc for multiple Maildir users

In a CentOS 7 server with postfix and mailx, my ~/.mailrc file contains: set MAIL=/root/Maildir set folder=mail This enables mail from the root user's Maildir to be reviewed when the root user types in mailx at the terminal. However, the above…
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cannot find postfix/mailx email in maildir, why not?

In a CentOS 7 development machine, I have configured postfix to allow emails to be traded between localhost addresses. Mailx is also installed. I am able to send email, and the log files indicate that the mail has been delivered. However, I am…
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Postfix - Dovecot - Can Send Emails But Wont Receive - NOQUEUE - Relay Access Denied

I have set up a mail server on ubuntu. Ive checked ports are open and I've double checked all config files, checking with every google search result I could find. Most of the similar posts have more complex logs and outline steps I have already…
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Bizarre behavior of e-mailed reports (text files) via Task Scheduler

I’m still pretty new to powershell and practical implementations of it… but I created a script to monitor disk health and have some very bizarre results on 2012 R2. Wondering if anyone has seen the likes of this and/or has a solution… Or is it a…
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