I have been able to create websites, and am able to use the fqdn to show up
my web page I have hosed on the server. I just have to have ddclient update
the ip address with the dns settings. I just have the box NATed behind the
router.
On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:47 PM, emetib <chadbra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 4:20:05 AM UTC-5, John T. Haggerty wrote:
> > I have the following issue (seems to be common although my details seem
> to differ):
> >
> > 1. I recently registered a new domain as WWW.whatever.org or whatever.
> >
> > 2. Postfix gets installed.
> >
> > 3. "Internet site " is enabled fqdn added.
> >
> > 4. Email cannot be sent out to my Gmail address since it magically
> "times out" when contacting the servers (even though telnetting to mine and
> Gmail's works fine at port 25)
> >
> > 5. In theory thus should mean that they aren't blocking 25, and it
> should work.
> >
> > 6. In the core wiki for Postfix I have the MX record of my server
> updated from the registrar to mail.whatever.org (pita since it's dynamic
> and not static).
> >
> > 7. I want to avoid using gmail's smtp and comcast's servers since I'd
> love to host this on my own.
> >
> > How can this be accomplished in Debian (not Ubuntu, or something else)?
> (I get irritated at Ubuntu specific explanations {which usually don't work}
> getting all the search results)
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated as I spent ~3 days of work and wiping the
> entire OS in case I went wrong somewhere.
>
> from what i have read in the past it's comcast(cable providers in general)
> that have their ports closed for people trying to run mail servers on home
> accounts, business accounts can have them.
>
> you could try to have your dynamic hostname provider send your incoming
> mail to a different port and then just configure your postfix to listen
> there. this might also work for your outgoing, yet not sure.
>
> check with comcast blocking what ports. sometimes they will block
> 80(http) also.
>
> good luck.
>
>
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