Re: [Nolug] running a mail server with a Cox account

Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net> writes:

> OK, I did that, and got this (not my box, so this is outgoing mail):
>
> Aug 9 12:58:42 mail postfix/nqmgr[7625]: DA4681C013:
> to=<joey@joeykelly.net>, relay=none, delay=0, status=deferred (connect to
> smtp.east.cox.net[68.1.17.4]: Connection timed out
>
> Hmm... it's not using the relay, if I'm reading it right.

It's going to bounce actually. If this doesn't work:
bash-2.05b$ telnet smtp.east.cox.net 25
Trying 68.1.17.4...
Connected to smtp.east.cox.net.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 lakemtao01.cox.net ESMTP server (InterMail vM.5.01.04.05 201-253-122-122-105-20011231) ready Sat, 9 Aug 2003 18:11:11 -0400
quit
221 lakemtao01.cox.net ESMTP server closing connection
Connection closed by foreign host.

you need to start looking at your firewall or make sure you're on Cox
in the first place. ;)

> Incoming mail vhosting is already working (don't get my started on how long
> that took... postfix documentation is spotty at best... and there are only 2
> books on postfix at amazon.com, one of which I have (the Sams book), it's 2
> years out of date and contradicts itself repeatedly, depending on what
> chapter you're reading...).

I find postfix's supplied docs more than sufficient.

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