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Mail setup issue

Hello;
I'm running Debian Lenny.
I want to setup e-mail for my server.
I followed this page of this guide:
http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-se...-ispconfig2-p4

However, When I telnet to localhost on port 25 and then type ehlo localhost
I receive no messages although it does appear to connect fine.

(side note)
In bind my hostname is set to mydomain.com and hostname as well as hostname -f show mydomain.com but I want my mail to be mail.mydomain.com
(/side note)

Do I need to set an MX record? If so, where? I run my own nameservers.

Is there a way I can troubleshoot this issue without uninstalling the apts, I cant risk jeopardizing my apache install.
Any help would be great.

Thank you,
Indecipherable

Any errors in your mail log?

I didn't even know that a mail log exists but the mail error and log files seem to be excessively repeating this:

Mar 7 06:26:12 mydomain postfix/cleanup[1564]: fatal: open database {MTA_VIRTUAL_ALIAS_HASH}.db: No such file or directory
Mar 7 06:26:13 mydomain postfix/smtpd[1570]: fatal: open database {MTA_LOCAL_ALIAS_HASH}.db: No such file or directory
Mar 7 06:26:40 mydomain postfix/pickup[28903]: fatal: watchdog timeout

Do you know how to fix this issue?

Thanks again for the help

What's in /etc/postfix/main.cf?

contents of main.cf

Contents of main.cf

Code:

#

# Postfix MTA Manager Main Configuration File;

#

# Please do NOT edit this file manually;

#



#

# Postfix directory settings; These are critical for normal Postfix MTA functionallity;

#



command_directory = /usr/sbin

daemon_directory = /usr/lib/postfix

program_directory = /usr/lib/postfix



#

# Some common configuration parameters;

#



inet_interfaces = all

mynetworks_style = host



myhostname = mail.mydomain.net

myorigin = /etc/mailname



smtpd_banner = $myhostname VHCS2 {MTA_VERSION} Managed ESMTP {MTA_HOST_TYPE}

setgid_group = postdrop



#

# Receiving messages parameters;

#



mydestination = mail.mydomain.net, localhost, localhost.mydomain.net

append_dot_mydomain = no

append_at_myorigin = yes

local_transport = local

virtual_transport = virtual

transport_maps = hash:{MTA_TRANSPORT_HASH}



#

# Delivering local messages parameters;

#



mail_spool_directory = {MTA_LOCAL_MAIL_DIR}

# Mailboxquota

# => 0 for unlimited

# => 104857600 for 100 MB

mailbox_size_limit = 0

mailbox_command = 



biff = no



alias_database = /alias/alias.db



local_destination_recipient_limit = 1

local_recipient_maps = unix:passwd.byname $alias_database



#

# VHCS Autoresponder parameters;

#



vhcs2-arpl_destination_recipient_limit = 1



#

# Delivering virtual messages parameters;

#



virtual_mailbox_base = {MTA_VIRTUAL_MAIL_DIR}

virtual_mailbox_limit = 0



virtual_mailbox_domains = hash:{MTA_VIRTUAL_DMN_HASH}

virtual_mailbox_maps = hash:{MTA_VIRTUAL_MAILBOX_HASH}



virtual_alias_maps = hash:{MTA_VIRTUAL_ALIAS_HASH}



virtual_minimum_uid = {MTA_MAILBOX_MIN_UID}

virtual_uid_maps = static:{MTA_MAILBOX_UID}

virtual_gid_maps = static:{MTA_MAILBOX_GID}



#

# SASL paramters;

#



smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes

smtpd_sasl2_auth_enable = yes

smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous

smtpd_sasl_local_domain = 

broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes

smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination



#

# TLS parameters; activate, if avaible/used

#



#smtpd_tld_loglevel = 2

#smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/cert.pem

#smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/privkey.pem

#smtpd_use_tls = yes

#smtpd_tls_auth_only = no

#smtpd_tls_received_header = yes





#

# AMaViS parameters; activate, if avaible/used

#



#content_filter = amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024



#

# Quota support; activate, if avaible/used

#



#virtual_create_maildirsize = yes

#virtual_mailbox_extended = yes

#virtual_mailbox_limit_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql_virtual_mailbox_limit_maps.cf

#virtual_mailbox_limit_override = yes

#virtual_maildir_limit_message = "The user you're trying to reach is over mailbox quota."

#virtual_overquota_bounce = yes

relayhost = 

mynetworks =  127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128

recipient_delimiter = +

inet_protocols = all

smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header = yes

smtpd_tls_auth_only = no

smtp_use_tls = yes

smtpd_use_tls = yes

smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes

smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.key

smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/ssl/smtpd.crt

smtpd_tls_CAfile = /etc/postfix/ssl/cacert.pem

smtpd_tls_loglevel = 1

smtpd_tls_received_header = yes

smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s

tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom

home_mailbox = Maildir/

Once again thank you for the help

Is http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-se...-ispconfig2-p4 the only tutorial you used, or did you mix multiple tutorials?

Did you install ISPConfig 2 or 3?

Quote:

smtpd_banner = $myhostname VHCS2 {MTA_VERSION} Managed ESMTP {MTA_HOST_TYPE}

Looks as if you tried to install VHCS2 as well.

Actually, I tried another tutorial more than six months ago and had become busy with work - so I was hoping there was a way I could start over without reinstalling my operating system or ruining my apache config/bind setup.

So to be honest, I'm not sure what I've done in the past but I did remove the postfix package with apt prior to doing the new tutorial in hopes it would allow me to begin from scratch.. :(

Also, with the debian tutorial I found here I didn't proceed to install ISPconfig, so I'm not sure either.

Quote:

Originally Posted by indecipherable (Post 221555)

but I did remove the postfix package with apt prior to doing the new tutorial in hopes it would allow me to begin from scratch.. :(

That didn't work out as your main.cf contains lots of placeholders (like {MTA_MAILBOX_MIN_UID}) that should probably have been replaced with actual values, probably by the VHCS2 installer or something like that. I suggest you set the system up from scratch.

Ah sad panda, well - no real complaints. In the windows world, I'd format for less. at least here I get to learn. Thanks a ton for your help and i'll undoubtedly
be asking for it again soon. :D