On Dec 29, 2012 3:46 PM, "Matt K" wrote:

At 08:40 PM 12/28/2012, Simon Brereton wrote:

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On Dec 28, 2012 8:28 PM, wrote:

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I just install Dovecot and postfix. When I'm pull dovecot I see in the

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that its checking for mail. if a put a test message locally on the server I can pull the message down to my cell phone and other computers. But when I try to a message from gmail or aol it doesn't come in to the server.

it always bounces back to the place were I sent it from

That would indicate a postfix issue since it would seem you are not getting mail from outside your network/host.

But either way you'll need config and log files of you'd like real help.

Simon

here is what i was able to find in /var/log/mail.err Dec 28 18:02:36 kraner postfix/smtpd[26226]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Dec 28 18:09:17 kraner postfix/smtpd[26229]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Dec 28 18:29:15 kraner postfix/smtpd[26395]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Dec 28 18:43:18 kraner postfix/smtpd[26736]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Dec 28 18:48:59 kraner postfix/smtpd[26741]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Dec 29 18:06:06 kraner postfix[27406]: fatal: usage: postfix [-c config_dir] [-Dv] command Dec 29 18:19:38 kraner postfix/smtpd[27511]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Dec 29 18:22:48 kraner postfix/smtpd[27514]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Dec 29 20:20:43 kraner postfix/smtpd[27862]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms Dec 29 20:42:03 kraner postfix/smtpd[27969]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms

Postfix config file

alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases body_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/body_checks command_directory = /usr/sbin config_directory = /etc/postfix daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix data_directory = /var/lib/postfix debugger_command = PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin ddd $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id & sleep 5 header_checks = regexp:/etc/postfix/header_checks home_mailbox = Maildir/ inet_protocols = ipv4 local_recipient_maps = proxy:unix:passwd.byname $alias_maps mailbox_size_limit = 1073741824 mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq message_size_limit = 10485760 mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost, $mydomain mydomain = kraner.org myhostname = kraner.org mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 myorigin = $mydomain newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/postfix setgid_group = postdrop smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (@@DISTRO@@) smtpd_client_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject_unknown_client,permit smtpd_recipient_restrictions =

log permit_mynetworks,permit_auth_destination,permit_sasl_authenticated,reject

smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_local_domain = $myhostname smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550

fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms is pretty clear. Postfix doesn't allow external hosts to connect & relay mail, which explains what you're seeing. Why you're seeing that is better addressed on the postfix list, although you seem to have told postfix to use Dovecot for sasl auth, so maybe, since this is the Dovecot list you should send your Dovecot conf so we can see why it's not working. Also, if you ask on the postfix list you will be asked for the out-put of postfinger which can diagnose sasl problems. Simon