Deferred mail

[Muzaffer]

Hi,

I fear I might have misconfigured. Here's my logs:

Jan 17 06:14:20 ommuse postfix/smtp[25504]: BC05AF629A: to=<sertac...@gmail.com>, relay=none, delay=116212, delays=116107/0.02/105/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com[74.125.141.26]:25: Connection timed out)

and my postconf -n:

alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases

alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases

allow_percent_hack = no

append_dot_mydomain = no

biff = no

broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes

config_directory = /etc/postfix

home_mailbox = Maildir/

inet_interfaces = all

mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail-wrapper -o -a $DOMAIN -d $LOGNAME

mailbox_size_limit = 0

mydestination = ommuse, localhost, localhost.localdomain, localhost, server.ommuse.com

myhostname = ommuse.com

mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128

myorigin = /etc/mailname

queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix

readme_directory = no

recipient_delimiter = +

relayhost = 

sender_bcc_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/bcc

smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache

smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)

smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,  permit_mynetworks,  reject_unauth_destination,  reject_non_fqdn_hostname,  reject_non_fqdn_sender,  reject_non_fqdn_recipient,  reject_unauth_pipelining,  reject_invalid_hostname,  reject_rbl_client sbl.spamhaus.org,  reject_rbl_client xbl.spamhaus.org

smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes

smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = yes

smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname

smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth

smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous

smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot

smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem

smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key

smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache

smtpd_use_tls = yes

virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual

As you can see from the logs, I get deferred. What does it even mean and how can I fix it?

Regards,

[Timo Röhling]

Am 17.01.2013 06:20, schrieb Muzaffer:
> Jan 17 06:14:20 ommuse postfix/smtp[25504]: BC05AF629A:

> to=<sertac...@gmail.com <mailto:sertac...@gmail.com>>, relay=none,

> delay=116212, delays=116107/0.02/105/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred
> (connect to alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com

> <http://alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com>[74.125.141.26]:25: Connection
> timed out)
The message indicates that your system is unable to connect to the
Google servers, suggesting a network problem or a system overload.

> As you can see from the logs, I get deferred. What does it even mean and
> how can I fix it?

Deferred means that Postfix encountered a non-fatal error condition and
resolves this by waiting some time before trying again. Mostly, this is
harmless and Postfix does the right thing by default. You may have a
problem if Postfix gives up eventually.

[Wietse Venema]

Muzaffer:

> Hi,
>
> I fear I might have misconfigured. Here's my logs:
>

> Jan 17 06:14:20 ommuse postfix/smtp[25504]: BC05AF629A: to=<

> xxxxxx...@gmail.com>, relay=none, delay=116212,

> delays=116107/0.02/105/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred (connect to

> alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com[74.125.141.26]:25: Connection timed out)

Another possibility is that your ISP does not allow its customers
to make connections to port 25, as an anti-spam countermeasure.

If this is your relayhost, try "relayhost = [smtp.gmail.com]:587".

Wietse

[Muzaffer]

On 17 January 2013 08:55, Timo Röhling <timo.r...@gmx.de> wrote:

Am 17.01.2013 06:20, schrieb Muzaffer:

> Jan 17 06:14:20 ommuse postfix/smtp[25504]: BC05AF629A:

> to=<sertac...@gmail.com <mailto:sertac...@gmail.com>>, relay=none,

> delay=116212, delays=116107/0.02/105/0, dsn=4.4.1, status=deferred
> (connect to alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com

> <http://alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com>[74.125.141.26]:25: Connection
> timed out)

The message indicates that your system is unable to connect to the
Google servers, suggesting a network problem or a system overload.

> As you can see from the logs, I get deferred. What does it even mean and
> how can I fix it?

Deferred means that Postfix encountered a non-fatal error condition and
resolves this by waiting some time before trying again. Mostly, this is
harmless and Postfix does the right thing by default. You may have a
problem if Postfix gives up eventually.

Hi,

To debug, I've taken these steps:

1- I did telnet 74.125.141.26 25, and I got a reply. I think that eliminates the connection fault.

2- I did telnet mail.ommuse.com 25 (my own server), and sent outside world an e-mail. Then I got the above error again.

3- Using mutt, I sent outside world an e-mail. Again, I got the above error.

How can I further troubleshoot?

Here's my postconf -n:

alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases

alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases

allow_percent_hack = no

append_dot_mydomain = no

biff = no

broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes

config_directory = /etc/postfix

home_mailbox = Maildir/

mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail-wrapper -o -a $DOMAIN -d $LOGNAME

mailbox_size_limit = 0

mydestination = localhost.$mydomain, localhost, $mydomain, ommuse.com

myhostname = ommuse.com

mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128, 5.9.235.23/32

myorigin = /etc/mailname

readme_directory = no

recipient_delimiter = +

relay_domains = $mydomain

sender_bcc_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/bcc

smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache

smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)

smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,    permit_mynetworks,    reject_unauth_destination,    reject_non_fqdn_hostname,    reject_non_fqdn_sender,    reject_non_fqdn_recipient,    reject_unauth_pipelining,    reject_invalid_hostname,    reject_rbl_client sbl.spamhaus.org,    reject_rbl_client xbl.spamhaus.org

smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes

smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = yes

smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname

smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth

smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous

smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot

smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem

smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key

smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache

smtpd_use_tls = yes

virtual_alias_domains = $virtual_alias_maps

virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual

Regards,

[Muzaffer]

Thanks to several people on Freenode #postfix, I solved this issue. The problem was iptables blocking outbound mail.

Regards,