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[Zaggs]

Hi Guys!

I am having a weird problem with Qmail. When I try to send an email to a domain on the same server, the mail does not send (and I do not get an error). However, if I send mail to a third party domain like @aol.com or @gmail.com they get delivered fine.

Is there anyway for me to debug and find out whats going on?

Thanks guys! :-)

[asciiDigital]

What shows up in /var/log/qmail or wherever your qmail log file is. Also, is the queue getting backed up?

[care4server]

are you using any type of control panel plesk?

is the mails send locally staying in teh mail queue. What does the mail log shows when you send mail

[tech7]

can you check if the mails are in queue..

/var/qmail/bin/qmail-qstat

[Zaggs]

The emails cannot be seen in the mail queue, they disappear off the face of the earth!

Here's the entry from the mail log when I try to send an email to a domain on the same server.

Apr  1 18:13:38 server pop3d: Connection, ip=[81.155.170.18]
Apr  1 18:13:39 server pop3d: IMAP connect from @ [81.155.170.18]INFO: LOGIN, user=bradley@domain1.co.uk, ip=[81.155.170.18]
Apr  1 18:13:39 server pop3d: 1301674419.677001 LOGOUT, user=bradley@domain1.co.uk, ip=[81.155.170.18], top=0, retr=0, time=0, rcvd=18, sent=48, maildir=/var/qmail/mailnames/domain1.co.uk/bradley/Maildir
Apr  1 18:13:53 server /var/qmail/bin/relaylock[14518]: /var/qmail/bin/relaylock: mail from 178.90.80.157:16998 (not defined)
Apr  1 18:13:58 server /var/qmail/bin/relaylock[14526]: /var/qmail/bin/relaylock: mail from 112.135.66.167:3039 (slt-bb-cust.slt.lk)
Apr  1 18:14:18 server /var/qmail/bin/relaylock[14597]: /var/qmail/bin/relaylock: mail from 81.155.170.18:62599 (host81-155-170-18.range81-155.btcentralplus.com)
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail-queue-handlers[14604]: Handlers Filter before-queue for qmail started ...
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail-queue-handlers[14604]: from=bradley@domain1.co.uk
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail-queue-handlers[14604]: to=admin@domain2.net
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail-queue-handlers[14604]: hook_dir = '/usr/local/psa/handlers/before-queue'
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail-queue-handlers[14604]: recipient[3] = 'admin@domain2.net'
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail-queue-handlers[14604]: handlers dir = '/usr/local/psa/handlers/before-queue/recipient/admin@domain2.net'
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail: 1301674460.519125 new msg 1799691
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail: 1301674460.519150 info msg 1799691: bytes 1442 from <bradley@domain1.co.uk> qp 14605 uid 2020
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail-queue-handlers[14604]: starter: submitter[14605] exited normally
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail: 1301674460.521678 starting delivery 2: msg 1799691 to local 188-admin@domain2.net
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail: 1301674460.521765 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail-local-handlers[14606]: Handlers Filter before-local for qmail started ...
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail-local-handlers[14606]: from=bradley@domain1.co.uk
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail-local-handlers[14606]: to=admin@domain2.net
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail-local-handlers[14606]: mailbox: /var/qmail/mailnames/domain2.net/admin 
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail-local-handlers[14606]: hook_dir = '/usr/local/psa/handlers/before-local'
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail-local-handlers[14606]: recipient[3] = 'admin@domain2.net'
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail-local-handlers[14606]: handlers dir = '/usr/local/psa/handlers/before-local/recipient/admin@domain2.net'
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail: 1301674460.566825 delivery 2: success: did_0+0+2/
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail: 1301674460.566868 status: local 0/10 remote 0/20
Apr  1 18:14:20 server qmail: 1301674460.566887 end msg 1799691
Apr  1 18:14:21 server /var/qmail/bin/relaylock[14610]: /var/qmail/bin/relaylock: mail from 186.43.99.236:25175 (not defined)

Thanks for your help on this guys...

[care4server]

you may need to check with a sysadmin to take a look at this