Hi there, comments inside..
2011/5/10 Dwayne Nelson <e9d...@gmail.com>: > I'm having a difficult time understanding how to set-up and test a basic > James configuration, especially for sending messages. > > First, my configuration: 3.0 M3 20110509.105439-346 on Ubuntu (Natty) > 64-bit. > > Ports 25 and 143 are open (I've decided to go without encryption until I can > get the server functional). > > I can receive mail from the Internet on port 25. I can access that mail > remotely using IMAP on port 143. However, I can NOT send mail using SMTP as > my client never connects. SMTP connections from a client on the server > succeed. I believe outgoing connections to port 25 from remote clients are > being blocked at the client ISP - and in an odd way too because telnet > connections to 25 don't fail but rather remain blank. > > So ... two questions: > > (1) Is there a way to move the basic unencrypted client-server communication > (for sending messages) off port 25 (where it was getting blocked) while > leaving SMTP configured to receive server-server communication (which is > working fine)? The only way is to "relay" email via your ISP's SMTPServer. Ask your ISP if thats possible, then you can configure RemoteDelivery the right way.. > > Previously I tried changing the port in smtpserver.xml but it broke my > server-server communication and I couldn't receive mail anymore. > > (2) Is the unencrypted setup really any easier to start with? > > I am starting to feel like jumping into my start/TLS configuration might be > no more work than the port workarounds that might be necessary to test the > "basic" (unencrypted) server. Well TLS is really straight forward too.. > > Thanks > -Dwayne > Bye, Norman --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: server-user-h...@james.apache.org
