Bob Lydiate:
> I installed postfix server on Ubuntu 16.04 using a youtube video from
> 'randomthoughts'. All of the testing and everything worked just fine, still
> does. When I try to use Outlook to connect to my email account on my
> server, I get nothing. Outlook says it was rejected, the logs on the server
> do not even reflect that a connection was attempted. I have checked
> /var/logs/syslog, /var/logs/mail.log, /var/logs/mail.err,
> /var/logs/auth.log. I have rechecked my setup step by step and still cannot
> connect. This does not only happen through Outlook, but through Thunderbird
> which is actually on the server. After several days of this, I am at a
> total loss, and have no idea where to look next. Any help would be
> appreciated.
Basic test from a client machine:
Linux, Mac:
bash$ telnet hostname 25
Windows:
C:\> telnet hostname 25
If the telnet command fails, you may need to update firewall rules.
Wietse
