Can receive but not send email

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Can receive but not send email

Here's the message I get

Mar 31 16:59:04 myserver postfix/smtpd[9339]: connect from localhost[127.0.0.1]
Mar 31 16:59:04 myserver postfix/smtpd[9339]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from localhost[127.0.0.1]: 504 5.5.2 <myserver>: Helo command rejected: need fully-qualified hostname; from=<test2@myserver> to=<XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX@gmail.com> proto=ESMTP helo=<myserver>
Mar 31 16:59:04 myserver postfix/smtpd[9339]: lost connection after RCPT from localhost[127.0.0.1]
Mar 31 16:59:04 myserver postfix/smtpd[9339]: disconnect from localhost[127.0.0.1]

Is the problem the @myserver which should be my FDQD @mdng.co.nz. Where do I fix this?

Mac Mini Server

Posted on Mar 30, 2011 9:03 PM

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Camelot

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Mar 31, 2011 10:36 AM in response to dazza222

Is the problem the @myserver which should be my FDQD @mdng.co.nz. Where do I fix this?

In Server Admin -> Mail as the 'hostname' field on the General settings tab.

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Mar 31, 2011 12:28 PM in response to Camelot

FWIW, also see [this thread|http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=13314636#13314636] for some related details.

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dazza222 Author

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Mar 31, 2011 1:21 PM in response to MrHoffman

I have hostname set as mail.mdng.co.nz under server admin>mai>general settings. This is my mail server. Does this sound right?

I logged into my server's webmail from work today and I was able to both send and receive email with no problems. It therefore only seems to be sending mail from a client/server within my network that gives the above problem. Does this help?

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Mar 31, 2011 2:09 PM in response to dazza222

dazza222 wrote:
I have hostname set as mail.mdng.co.nz under server admin>mai>general settings. This is my mail server. Does this sound right?

That matches forward and reverse DNS and an MX record, so that looks reasonable.

I logged into my server's webmail from work today and I was able to both send and receive email with no problems. It therefore only seems to be sending mail from a client/server within my network that gives the above problem. Does this help?

Is your client configured to use authenticated communications with your mail server?

Anything in your mail server log when the failure occurs?

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