smtp times out

[M0rThden]

Im trying to get PHPNuke to send activation emails. So far every setting ive tried on phpnuke doesnt make a difference. When i checked the /var/log/mail.log file i find this message over and over again.

Apr 7 18:42:50 poweredge postfix/smtp[5869]: connect to mx1.hotmail.com[65.54.244.8]: Connection timed out (port 25)

All ports are open that need to be opened. What could be making it time out?

[till]

I think the problem might be that you try to send to hotmail:

http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11725

Please make sure that your serverconfiguration fullfills the hints described in the thread above.

[M0rThden]

I get the same message when i try to send to yahoo. Only difference is that yahoo is trying to be connected to.

[aqua]

I had this problem when i first started out on a dynamic ip. If you have spf records configured correctly, hotmail may start accepting your emails, but then they will stick them in the bulk folder.

What i did to resolve this was relay my emails through my service provider.

edit /etc/posftfix/main.cf:

relayhost = smtp.yourserviceprovider.com

Now that your service provider is sending your email for you, which should be accepted by hotmail, yahoo, etc, you need to tell phonuke to use your mail server, instead of trying to send it out on its own.

I am not familiar with phpnuke, but there must be a setting where you can specify an external mail server. Find that place, enter in your server address, eg yourwebsite.com, and enter your username and password that you use to check your email on your own server.

Now you it should work.

aqua

[M0rThden]

yea it has the option of using either local or specify your own. Ill look into the relay host. I would love to get the stupid thing sending emails. I have sbc, so i have a email me@sbcglobal.net and my smtp server is smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com dont i need to specify a user name and password? Thunderbird uses one when i send emails.

[falko]

dont i need to specify a user name and password? Thunderbird uses one when i send emails.
Take a look at this tutorial: http://www.howtoforge.com/postfix_relaying_through_another_mailserver

[M0rThden]

That tutorial fixed the problem for now. later im buying a .org domain so hopefully i will be able to have it be something@mysite.org, instead of my personal email lol.

youve fixed two of my problems lol