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g0yjs0

I've installed and am using the Posadis package now. I just cannot seem to get it to do the forwarding properly. If I set Windows to localhost DNS, it can no longer share out the network printers I have setup, nor can I surf intranet application servers. If I set it to normal DNS, then I have no mea...

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I must have missed that before. Didn't think it was Windows-compatible. Hmmmm.....

Still...this would be a quick one to implement.

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I would like to have a configuration option in hMailServer where I can enumerate the IP address of the DNS server I would like hMailServer to use. Now, here's why.... I have an hMailServer operating in a Microsoft Active Directory Enterprise Domain environment so that a few Visual Basic apps I have ...

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Exchange will allow it, if it's configured to allow it.

I think our overzealous mail server administrators are just trying to keep things locked down nice and tight.
I'm guessing I'm going to be out-of-luck on this one.

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I'm not manually sending an email. I'm using a VB application to automatically gather data and generate reports and using an email component to send to localhost (hMS), which then uses the SMTP routing to forward to several email addresses on the enterprise domain.

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FYI: This is what I get attempting to do this via telnet. As you can see after attempting to use AUTH LOGIN, I am greeted with an unrecognized authentication type error. Also, you can see that plain login is not accepted by this server, only GSSAPI and NTLM. 220 XXXX.xxx.xxx.xxxx.gov Microsoft ESMTP...

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I am using the latest production version of hMS (5.3.3-b1879). I have a SMTP Route setup for a single domain that hands off messages to a MS Exchange (2007) mail server. Problem is that the MS Exchange server now requires GSSAPI/NTLM authentication. It doesn't use SMTP authentication. Does hMailServ...

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I'd like to resurrect this request. I've had need for it at least a half-dozen times in the past month.
Can't we please figure out a way to implement this feature?

Just something that lists the contents (subject line, sender, time stamp, size with an option to delete).

Thanks!

g0yjs0

Yes, but if one of your dumb users gets a worm, your mail server is sitting wide open, ready to be exploited.

g0yjs0

I suppose, but I guess I consider that lazy (no offense intended), especially when it's not that much work to setup SMTP auth and use it. But, that's just me.

g0yjs0

Yeah, I guess I should have clarified. I meant is there any merit in offering ext-2-ext without enforcing/requiring SMTP authentication automatically?

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DooM, great idea...although, in today's spam-swamped e-world, is there a legitimate need for external-to-external relaying, or put another way, what merit is there in offering the ext-2-ext option at all?

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Curtis, I might be able to help you with this. I'm currently stuck at work on another project. Just PM me with details.

Thanks,

g0yjs0

Martin,

If put up a phpBB3 install on my site, would you like access to wander around to all the nooks and crannies so you can check it out for yourself?

g0yjs0

Open hMailServer Administrator.
Go to: Settings | Protocols | SMTP.
Click on the "Delivery of e-mail" tab.
Fill-in the "hostname" field.

g0yjs0

Have you tried to download/install the MySQL GUI Tools from mysql.com? There is a Query Browser app that would be good to try manually to see what your results are. (Remember that hMailServer's MySQL server uses port 3307, when connecting w/ the Query Browser app.) MySQL GUI Tools can be found here:...

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Charlih,

Please check your IIS settings to ensure that IIS isn't running the SMTP service on port 25 and/or POP3 on port 110. hMailServer's SMTP greeting will not include the word "Microsoft"...unless you've added it.

g0yjs0

Also, I don't know if you've looked here yet, but Martin has a page dedicated to troubleshooting problems w/ sending mail:
http://www.hmailserver.com/documentatio ... es_outside

g0yjs0

You can also try looking your error code up here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -us;208814

g0yjs0

I guess let's cover the basics... Do you have SMTP Authentication enabled in your mail client? Have you verified your SMTP server name? Have you verified your account username? Have you verified your password? Are you running a firewall or Internet Security software? Did your ISP start blocking port...

g0yjs0

Are you using Outlook / Outlook Express or a different mail client?

g0yjs0

Thanks, Martin. I figured it was possible using the routes, but I haven't played around with those yet. (Just haven't had the need in my setups.)

g0yjs0

I'm confused. Do you have one MySQL on your server or two (MYSQL5 + hMS MySQL)? Did you setup hMS to run from an external MySQL server? Are you trying to migrate from one MySQL to the other? The lack of sleep much be catching up with me, because I'm having a difficult time trying to comprehend what ...

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I'm still a little fuzzy on what you're describing, but it kind of sounds like you may want to setup a route... http://www.hmailserver.com/documentation/?page=feature_routes http://www.hmailserver.com/documentation/?page=reference_routes Are all accounts on the same domain, regardless of whether int...

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DooM, we were right. It turned out to be the ISP blocking the ports. Used the HowTo: article Martin has about routing all messages through the ISP's mail server, and he's up and running now.

Thanks for the consult.

g0yjs0

I'd like to see "Domain Templates." (See my request here: http://www.hmailserver.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10260)

g0yjs0

Are you getting a bounce or error message/code that indicates what the problem is?

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Martin,

It could very well be, but I was more interested in stopping the runaway CPU process.

g0yjs0

Maybe. Might just create an alias to point to the joan@ account.

g0yjs0

I'd also make sure Marcie knows to check her address book and ensure that she has Joan's email address in there correctly.

g0yjs0

Think that could be the problem? Re-read your log entries. The message appears to be addressed to joan.feeding.com@mail.feeding.com.

g0yjs0

Good point, DooM. I only had 30 minutes this morning to look at this, and was only operating on 3 hours sleep, so things are starting to make more sense now.

g0yjs0

Is the email a valid message or is it virus-laden or spam? Is this a valid email account on that domain? joan.feeding.com@...

g0yjs0

I can telnet from my desktop to his server, so it's not a two-way block of those ports. I hadn't thought of checking port 21. I might even try port 110, since I haven't yet run across an ISP that blocks POP3 access.

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I tried to telnet to gmail and even one of my webservers on ports 25 and 587, but could not connect (get server time-outs). I attempted to send via OE on the server to gmail and my server, and the messages did not get sent. hMS logs continue to report as he's already posted on here. nslookups were s...

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edmachine wrote:@prodjtech: Uhh... did you drink something? I already posted that, I am using the root again, and it works...

Nope, didn't drink anything, just missed your previous post somehow. Sorry about that. Nothing like stating the obvious.

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MP3Freak, Is it really that difficult to detect forum spam? I can with 99.5% certainly identify them by the topic title...mostly because they mirror the subject lines in email spam. I don't get offended, I just don't look at the topic. Of course, I realize that I prefer to waste people's time... :ro...

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My suggestion would be to try using the "root" user again just to see if you can get it working.

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MP3Freak, I hear what you're saying, but it's Martin's playground. If he's OK with it, then it's really not our place to meddle too much. Although, like you, I find it annoying to have to expend human effort on the problem when some scripting changes can alleviate the problem. Alternative idea: Mart...

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Yeah, but it still makes us question our sanity...

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Did you change the root user account name from "root" to "edmachine"?

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Pretty sneaky, Martin...

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I think it would be better to fork this off into its own project or a plugin: hListServer. ;) However, my only concern with running a list server is that I'm afraid it will get the main server's IP banned for spam. (It all depends on if people report it as spam, whether they signed up for it or not....

g0yjs0

or...

open a command prompt (START | RUN | cmd.exe | OK)
Then type:

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net stop hmailserver
net start hmailserver

g0yjs0

Sure, I can do that. Please PM me with the login details.

Thanks,

g0yjs0

I can't put my finger on it, but I have something nagging me in the back of my brain telling me there is a problem with this. I'll think on this a while and see if I can remember what the issue is.

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Doom,

Where would I look to find out how to use the search feature of this forum?

No offense intended, Netopcom. I just wanted to give DooM a hard time.

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It could be any number of things. Are you sending from a residential (DHCP) IP address? Your IP could be in a blocklist that the other servers are detecting and therefore rejecting you. It could be the receiving mail servers have greylisting enabled, so they will initially decline the message while ...

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Also, there is a script ( http://www.hmailserver.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10062 ) that will delete any mail files that are in the hMailServer database. It appears that sometimes a few get left behind for whatever reason. I ran it and found a couple dozen taking up space on my drive. But, any little...

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I should add, that this should be setup also so that common aliases and accounts are established by default and forward to the proper accounts. For example, you could create a POP3 account "root" in the template, as well as aliases: "postmaster," "abuse," "admin" and have the aliases point to the "r...

g0yjs0

Not sure how else to word this one, but Domain Templates seems like a good descriptor on the surface. What I'd like to see is the ability to configure a domain template where the server administrator could setup a template to apply to new domains in the future. Example: <Template: Large Domain> Catc...

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And, of course, you made backups like Martin always suggests in the upgrading instructions, right?

g0yjs0

Fraas, if you contact me via PM, I will attempt to assist you with this. It's actually pretty easy, once you understand the process.

g0yjs0

Be careful using SAWin32 3.2.1, just saw this on that website:

Important! A major memory leak has been discovered in spamd.exe v3.2.1. Please use the beta build of SpamAssassin for Win32 v3.2.2 instead. The release of v3.2.3 is coming soon…

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The distinct advantage I see off-hand is its ability to distinguish between the "one man's spam is another man's mail" problem. It also has a simplified training process via forwarding addresses and also via a web interface. Like the project page states, "DSPAM was designed with 'grandma' in mind. F...

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We're actually looking at deploying a DSPAM SMTP gateway server to handle our spam. It looks like a pretty good solution. We had tried ASSP in the past, but it didn't fit well with our needs. DSPAM looks to be a lot more flexible, and accurate.

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Are you running firewall software (e.g., ZoneAlarm or Windows Firewall)? What's your network setup look like? Are you on cable/DSL, ethernet-only? Do you have a router running NAT? If so, have you setup port forwarding? I can think of a lot of things that could be causing the problem. How do you hav...

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Also, a batch file can be used with: net stop hmailserver . To restart use: net start hmailserver If you download the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit, there is a file called sleep.exe which you can call that will pause your batch file for the number of seconds you specify. So, your batch file could...

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Martin,

I had some trouble with the DCOM setup for the Vacation/Auto-Responder plugin for Squirrelmail. I found the answer, but it might be a good idea to add a line to the DCOM Permissions FAQ article that tells users to enable DCOM calls in the php.ini file.

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Armega, Looks like a great tutorial to me. One question I had though was about your centralized webmail. I assume that you are redirecting web requests for mydomain.tld/webmail to a central location. I would like to do the same thing, but I'd need to fix things up so that the browser's address bar r...

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