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schmidse
11th January 2008, 11:01
Hello,

I hope somebody out there can help me with my problem concerning postfix.
I discovered yesterday that the connection between our postfix server which is a relay host with an acl and our exchange server seems to be temporarily broken or is unavailable. There is the message in the logs: connection timed out (port 25)

It seems to me that the mails are being sent after a postfix restart.

Here are the common outputs/configs. If more is needed, just ask for it.

Regards
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mail.info

Jan 10 10:58:14 g99la004 postfix/smtp[29828]: connect to g099sx04.ourdomain[our ip]: Connection timed out (port 25)


/var/log/mail:

Jan 11 09:00:58 g99la004 postfix/smtpd[595]: 079A9179DA: client=servername[server-ip]
Jan 11 09:00:58 g99la004 postfix/cleanup[600]: 079A9179DA: message-id=<F4E2C2DC-B241-4E0B-BC6A-85FAF7F41692@ourdomain.com>
Jan 11 09:00:58 g99la004 postfix/qmgr[365]: 079A9179DA: from=<name@ourdomain.com>, size=8963, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jan 11 09:01:28 g99la004 postfix/smtp[603]: 079A9179DA: to=<name2@ourdomain.com>, relay=none, delay=30, status=deferred (connect to g099sx04.ourdomain[serverip]: Connection timed out)


If I restart postfix then it seems to me that the mails are being sended:

mail.info after postfix restat:

Jan 11 09:16:34 g99la004 postfix/qmgr[843]: 079A9179DA: from=<name@ourdomain.com>, size=8963, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Jan 11 09:16:35 g99la004 postfix/smtp[854]: 079A9179DA: to=<name2@ourdomain.com>, relay=g099sx04.ourdomain[server-ip], delay=937, status=sent (250 2.6.0 <F4E2C2DC-B241-4E0B-BC6A-85FAF7F41692@domain.com> Queued mail for delivery)
Jan 11 09:16:35 g99la004 postfix/qmgr[843]: 079A9179DA: removed


output of postconf -n:

alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
biff = no
canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/canonical
command_directory = /usr/sbin
config_directory = /etc/postfix
daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
debug_peer_level = 2
defer_transports =
disable_dns_lookups = yes
disable_mime_output_conversion = yes
html_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/html
inet_interfaces = our ip ::1
inet_protocols = all
mail_owner = postfix
mail_spool_directory = /var/mail
mailbox_command =
mailbox_size_limit = 0
mailbox_transport =
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
masquerade_classes = envelope_sender, header_sender, header_recipient
masquerade_domains = our domains
masquerade_exceptions = root
message_size_limit = 10240000
mydestination = $mydomain
myhostname = g99la004.ourdomain
mynetworks = $config_directory/our_networks
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/README_FILES
relay_domains = $mydomain, $my_relay_domains
relayhost = [g099sx04.ourdomain]
relocated_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/relocated
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/samples
sender_canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sender_canonical
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
setgid_group = maildrop
smtp_never_send_ehlo = yes
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = no
smtp_use_tls = no
smtpd_banner = $myhostname - powered by $mail_name
smtpd_client_restrictions = check_client_access hash:/etc/postfix/mail,reject
smtpd_helo_required = yes
smtpd_helo_restrictions =
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = no
smtpd_sender_restrictions = hash:/etc/postfix/access
smtpd_use_tls = no
strict_8bitmime = no
strict_rfc821_envelopes = no
transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550
virtual_alias_domains = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual

schmidse
11th January 2008, 11:05
/etc/postfix/main.cf



debug_peer_level = 2
debugger_command =
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
xxgdb $daemon_directory/$process_name $process_id & sleep 5

sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail

newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
setgid_group = maildrop
html_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/html
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/samples
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix/README_FILES
inet_protocols = all
biff = no
mail_spool_directory = /var/mail
canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/canonical
virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
virtual_alias_domains = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
relocated_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/relocated
transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport
sender_canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sender_canonical
masquerade_exceptions = root
masquerade_classes = envelope_sender, header_sender, header_recipient
myhostname = servername.domain
program_directory = /usr/lib/postfix
inet_interfaces = server-ip ::1
masquerade_domains = ourdomains
mydestination = $mydomain
defer_transports =
#mynetworks_style = subnet
mynetworks = $config_directory/our_networks
disable_dns_lookups = yes
relayhost = [g099sx04.ourdomain]
relay_domains = $mydomain, $my_relay_domains
mailbox_command =
mailbox_transport =
strict_8bitmime = no
disable_mime_output_conversion = yes
smtpd_sender_restrictions = hash:/etc/postfix/access
smtpd_client_restrictions = check_client_access hash:/etc/postfix/mail,reject
smtpd_banner = $myhostname - powered by $mail_name
smtpd_helo_required = yes
smtpd_helo_restrictions =
strict_rfc821_envelopes = no
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination
smtp_sasl_auth_enable = no
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = no
smtpd_use_tls = no
smtp_use_tls = no
smtp_never_send_ehlo = yes
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
mailbox_size_limit = 0
message_size_limit = 10240000

falko
12th January 2008, 17:54
relayhost = [g099sx04.ourdomain]
Can you replace the hostname with the server's IP address and restart Postfix?

schmidse
14th January 2008, 10:09
Yes, I have changed this value, but there is no improvement until now.:(

The connection still gets a time out after some time.


Jan 14 08:24:19 g99la004 postfix/smtp[9844]: connect to server-ip[server-ip]: Connection timed out (port 25)
Jan 14 08:24:19 g99la004 postfix/smtp[9844]: B7E5517B1F: to=<name@domain.com>, relay=none, delay=30, status=deferred (connect to server-ip[server-ip]: Connection timed out)


After a postfix restart the mails are sent


Jan 14 08:24:45 g99la004 postfix/smtp[10053]: B7E5517B1F: to=<name@domain.com>, relay=223.99.214.196[223.99.214.196], delay=56, status=sent (250 2.6.0 <757381
4.1200295381210.JavaMail.server2@server2> Queued mail for delivery)
Jan 14 08:24:45 g99la004 postfix/qmgr[10046]: B7E5517B1F: removed


Any more suggestion?!

falko
15th January 2008, 13:13
Seems to be a problem on the Exchange server, maybe the firewall...