Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 20:02:00 +0100 From: Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com> To: Mark Moellering <markmoellering@psyberation.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Craigslist emails not coming through on my server Message-ID: <CADqw_gJw6rXZ8fEACkovJbHNbgOi-g7kht1hYZzS5LN33G6Vsw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAA0uU3V7yZq5Vob71D5eMb3HJ-vubYQG5Gb91bVvmcRm5KkqOw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CANnsUMHtSxm5R7xrj1sJaCiSE-v_OQ8Badk44sb7UZVr0Qe0kw@mail.gmail.com> <CAA0uU3V7yZq5Vob71D5eMb3HJ-vubYQG5Gb91bVvmcRm5KkqOw@mail.gmail.com>
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let me add one thing: On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 7:53 PM, Mark Moellering < markmoellering@psyberation.com> wrote: > Chris, > > What mail program are you using? If I may, there are a few basics you > should know before posting to this list. Your type of question happens > often, so I want to try and cover these basics. I don't want you to think > you shouldn't ask questions but you will get much better and more polite > answers if a few basic rules are followed; > I'd strongly recommend Step zero: search for the error string using your favourite search engine. regards Michael > > Step one: go to the specific mailing list or forum for the offending > application. I would guess either, sendmail or dovecot. There should be > suggestions as to what log-files and config files should be included with > errors. > > Step two: copy and paste the error and include any suggested files. If you > can't find that information, try to include all relevant config files, and > including a portion of the log files surrounding and including the error > can help as well. Send this information in your post to the application > forum / list [from Step One]. If you do this, you will get a much better > and quicker response. > > Step three: If someone on the mail-daemon list [from step one] says that > everything should work, and it could be something in the OS; Try and get a > clear understanding of why they think it is the OS. Post to this list with > everything that has transpired on the mail-daemon list. Feel free to copy > and paste an email thread. Too much information is rarely a problem. It > is best to include an summary of everything you have done so far, and what > lead you to post to this list. Then, include config files, email threads, > etc. > This way, everyone knows what has already been tried. > > > and because I feel for anyone setting up email server software, go through > the documentation. It could be that craigslist is not following all of the > RFCs regarding email correctly, and you have to allow an incorrectly > configured email server to connect to you. When I set up this sort of > software on FreeBSD, there were specific controls for allowing certain > Microsoft applications to connect, as Microsoft was notorious for not > following RFCs. > > Sincerely > > Mark Moellering > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 12:39 PM, Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com> > wrote: > > > I try to reset my CL password, but I am not receiving emails and I am > > receiving this message in the maillog: " > > > > Jan 3 09:31:54 ns1 sm-mta[81230]: w03HUpaV081230: > > mxo2a.craigslist.org [208.82.237.97] did not issue MAIL/EXPN/VRFY/ETRN > > during connection to IPv4 > > > > " > > > > Not sure if this is a fail or a warning, and it is something I need to > > fix or they need to fix. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks, > > Chris > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Michael Schuster http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/ recursion, n: see 'recursion'
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