timed out while receiving the initial server greeting
Am using ubuntu 14.04 and get a lot of errors like this
A84952061AC4 1457 Thu Apr 30 19:46:11
theeducationchan...@astarmathsandphysics.com
(delivery temporarily suspended: conversation with
astarmathsandphysics.com[private/lmtp]
timed out while receiving the initial server greeting)
postconf -n returns
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
append_dot_mydomain = no
biff = no
config_directory = /etc/postfix
html_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/html
inet_interfaces = all
inet_protocols = all
mailbox_command = procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_size_limit = 5120
mydestination = localhost
myhostname = astarmathsandphysics.com
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [:::127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
myorigin = /etc/mailname
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix
recipient_delimiter = +
relayhost =
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu)
smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated,
permit_mynetworks, reject_unauth_destination
smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated
defer_unauth_destination
smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes
smtpd_sasl_path = private/auth
smtpd_sasl_type = dovecot
smtpd_tls_auth_only = yes
smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/dovecot/dovecot.pem
smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/dovecot/private/dovecot.pem
smtpd_use_tls = yes
virtual_alias_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-alias-maps.cf
virtual_mailbox_domains = mysql:/etc/postfix/
mysql-virtual-mailbox-domains.cf
virtual_mailbox_maps = mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual-mailbox-maps.cf
virtual_transport = lmtp:unix:private/lmtp
dovecot -n returns
# 2.2.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS ext4
auth_debug = yes
auth_mechanisms = plain login
auth_verbose = yes
debug_log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
mail_debug = yes
mail_location = maildir:/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
mail_privileged_group = mail
namespace inbox {
inbox = yes
location =
mailbox Drafts {
special_use = \Drafts
}
mailbox Junk {
special_use = \Junk
}
mailbox Sent {
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox "Sent Messages" {
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox Trash {
special_use = \Trash
}
prefix =
}
passdb {
args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
driver = sql
}
plugin {
sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
sieve_dir = ~/sieve
}
protocols = lmtp imap pop3
service auth-worker {
user = vmail
}
service auth {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
group = postfix
mode = 0660
user = postfix
}
unix_listener auth-userdb {
mode = 0600
user = vmail
}
user = dovecot
}
service imap-login {
inet_listener imap {
port = 0
}
}
service lmtp {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/lmtp {
group = postfix
mode = 0600
user = postfix
}
}
service pop3-login {
inet_listener pop3 {
port = 0
}
inet_listener pop3s {
port = 995
ssl = yes
}
}
ssl_cert = was automatically rejected:%n%r
}
protocol imap {
imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail
mail_max_userip_connections = 10
}
protocol pop3 {
mail_max_userip_connections = 10
pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
}
all the mail folders in /var/mail/vhosts/domains are empty
ports 25 and 995 are open (but 465/587 are not)
Re: Fatal: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf: protocols: Unknown protocol: sieve
Fixed this error
removed sieve from list of protocils in 99-mail-stack-delivery.conf
On 27 April 2015 at 10:19, Paul Smith
wrote:
> Here is the output from dovecot -n
>
> # 2.2.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
> # OS: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS ext4
> auth_mechanisms = plain login
> auth_verbose = yes
> log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
> mail_debug = yes
> mail_location = maildir:/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
> namespace inbox {
> inbox = yes
> location =
> mailbox Drafts {
> special_use = \Drafts
> }
> mailbox Junk {
> special_use = \Junk
> }
> mailbox Sent {
> special_use = \Sent
> }
> mailbox "Sent Messages" {
> special_use = \Sent
> }
> mailbox Trash {
> special_use = \Trash
> }
> prefix =
> }
> passdb {
> args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
> driver = sql
> }
> plugin {
> sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
> sieve_dir = ~/sieve
> }
> protocols = lmtp imap pop3 sieve
> service auth-worker {
> user = vmail
> }
> service auth {
> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
> group = postfix
> mode = 0666
> user = postfix
> }
> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth {
> group = postfix
> mode = 0660
> user = postfix
> }
> unix_listener auth-userdb {
> mode = 0600
> user = vmail
> }
> user = dovecot
> }
> service imap-login {
> inet_listener imap {
> port = 0
> }
> }
> service lmtp {
> unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/lmtp {
> group = postfix
> mode = 0600
> user = postfix
> }
> }
> service pop3-login {
> inet_listener pop3 {
> port = 0
> }
> }
> ssl_cert = ssl_cipher_list = ALL:!LOW:!SSLv2:ALL:!aNULL:!ADH:!eNULL:!EXP:RC4+RS
> A:+HIGH:+MEDIUM
> ssl_key = userdb {
> args = uid=vmail gid=vmail home=/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
> driver = static
> }
> doveconf: Error: protocols: Unknown protocol: sieve
> protocol lda {
> deliver_log_format = msgid=%m: %$
> mail_plugins = sieve
> postmaster_address = postmaster
> quota_full_tempfail = yes
> rejection_reason = Your message to <%t> was automatically rejected:%n%r
> }
> protocol imap {
> imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail
> mail_max_userip_connections = 10
> }
> protocol pop3 {
> mail_max_userip_connections = 10
> pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
> }
> doveconf: Fatal: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:
> protocols: Unknown protocol: sieve
>
>
> PS dovecot-sieve is installe. Also this error appears without sieve in the
> list of protocols in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
>
Fatal: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf: protocols: Unknown protocol: sieve
Here is the output from dovecot -n
# 2.2.9: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
# OS: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64 Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS ext4
auth_mechanisms = plain login
auth_verbose = yes
log_path = /var/log/dovecot.log
mail_debug = yes
mail_location = maildir:/var/mail/vhosts/%d/%n
namespace inbox {
inbox = yes
location =
mailbox Drafts {
special_use = \Drafts
}
mailbox Junk {
special_use = \Junk
}
mailbox Sent {
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox "Sent Messages" {
special_use = \Sent
}
mailbox Trash {
special_use = \Trash
}
prefix =
}
passdb {
args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-sql.conf.ext
driver = sql
}
plugin {
sieve = ~/.dovecot.sieve
sieve_dir = ~/sieve
}
protocols = lmtp imap pop3 sieve
service auth-worker {
user = vmail
}
service auth {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
group = postfix
mode = 0666
user = postfix
}
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/dovecot-auth {
group = postfix
mode = 0660
user = postfix
}
unix_listener auth-userdb {
mode = 0600
user = vmail
}
user = dovecot
}
service imap-login {
inet_listener imap {
port = 0
}
}
service lmtp {
unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/lmtp {
group = postfix
mode = 0600
user = postfix
}
}
service pop3-login {
inet_listener pop3 {
port = 0
}
}
ssl_cert = was automatically rejected:%n%r
}
protocol imap {
imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail
mail_max_userip_connections = 10
}
protocol pop3 {
mail_max_userip_connections = 10
pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh
}
doveconf: Fatal: Error in configuration file /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf:
protocols: Unknown protocol: sieve
PS dovecot-sieve is installe. Also this error appears without sieve in the
list of protocols in /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
