Error is error log

[Stephen Hind]

On my MandrakeLinux system (your system may differ) the mails are stored in
/var/spool/imap/user/username so your should be /var/spool/imap/user/denis

Each mail has a file, the file name being a number followed by a dot, eg 1.
2. 3. and so on.  These files are plain text so if you run the command
less /var/spool/imap/user/username/1.
less will display the text of the mail, complete with headers.

What you should see in the log is "status=sent" instead of "status=bounced"
so I imagine there must be something in the log to say what's happened.  On
MandrakeLinux 10.0 Official the logs seem to be combined.  For me to see
what's happening to the mail, where it's getting sent to/bounced etc. I use
the following command (the location of your logs may differ):

tail -f /var/log/mail/info

That command is what I found the most useful.

Hope this helps

Stephen
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Denis Croombs [mailto:denis at just-servers.co.uk]
  Sent: 21 May 2004 14:37
  To: Stephen Hind
  Cc: 'Kolab-Users (E-mail)'
  Subject: Re: Error is error log


  Thanks

  The user exists.
  I have added the alias and not no error, but no mail in the postfix log
either, where is the e-mail stored ?

  ***** Main.cf ******

  #   local host
  myhostname = office.testsite.co.uk
  mydomain = testsite.co.uk
  myorigin = $myhostname
  #
  masquerade_domains = $mydomain
  masquerade_exceptions = root

  #   smtp daemon
  #smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name
  #inet_interfaces = 127.0.0.1

  #   relaying
  mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8, 172.16.1.0/24, 172.16.0.0/24
  mydestination = $mydomain localhost.$mydomain office.$mydomain

  ***************main.cf.template**********************

  #   relaying
  mynetworks = @@@postfix-mynetworks@@@
  mydestination = @@@postfix-mydestination@@@ localhost.$mydomain
office.$mydomain
  relay_domains =

  Thanks

  Denis

    Have a look at your main.cf and main.cf.template files to ensure that on
the mydestination line contains office.testsite.co.uk and I presume you have
an account or an alias called denis.

    The second way you can capture these, which I forgot to put in my
previous mail, is to add some entries to your virtual.template file (again
mine is located in /etc/kolab)

    In my file I have added the following lines:
    s.hind at rwp.co.uk                        stephenh
    s.hind at learning-partners.org.uk       stephenh

    This means any mail to the above addresses will get transferred to the
Kolab IMAP server and deposited in my stephenh account, rather than relayed
to the internet or bounced.

    Hope this helps

    Stephen Hind






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      -----Original Message-----
      From: Denis Croombs [mailto:denis at just-servers.co.uk]
      Sent: 21 May 2004 13:37
      To: Stephen Hind
      Cc: Kolab-Users (E-mail)
      Subject: Re: Error is error log


      Thanks for that.

      I have now tried that and am now getting the following error !

      May 21 13:32:56 testsite <info> postfix/lmtp[23299]: 3147EB5C04B:
to=<denis at office.testsite.co.uk>,
relay=/kolab/var/kolab/lmtp[/kolab/var/kolab/lmtp], delay=0, status=bounced
(host /kolab/var/kolab/lmtp[/kolab/var/kolab/lmtp] said: 550-Mailbox
unknown.  Either there is no mailbox associated with this 550-name or you do
not have authorization to see it. 550 5.1.1 User unknown (in reply to RCPT
TO command))

      Any clue as to why ?

      Thanks

      Denis


        I had this problem and overcame it!

        If you're trying to receive mail like someone at testsite.co.uk then
you need to set your Email domain to testsite.co.uk

        If you're trying to receive mail like someone at localhost.co.uk then
you need to set your Email domain to loclahost.testsite.co.uk

        If you want to receive mail for both those addresses, there are two
ways of achieving this, but neither can be implemented using the Web
Front-End:

        Method 1: Edit the main.cf.template file in (mines located in
/etc/kolab yours may differ as I use the MandrakeLinux version) and add to
the end of the line:
        mydestination = @@@postfix-mydestination@@@
        any host name you want postfix to respond to eg:
        mydestination = @@@postfix-mydestination@@@ respond.to.this.hostname
respond.to.another.hostname

        As far as I can see the web front-end does not let you do this.  It
would be good to know if there are any plans to do so?



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