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    • marcellocM
      marcelloc
      last edited by

      94.55.x.x will be an virtual ip on your pfsense?

      if so,
      just change 94.55.x.x on postfix gui to 10.10.1.5

      Internet –--> 94.55.x.x pfsense--->10.10.1.5 internal mail server

      You will have sqlite databases when you have mail traffic on logs

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        nahid
        last edited by

        Marcelo,

        I have changed following way:

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        • marcellocM
          marcelloc
          last edited by

          On port forward, create a nat rule from virtual ip 94.55.x.x to 127.0.0.1

          The port forward will create the rule you need on wan interface

          O postfix config, choose loopback and lan interface.

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            nahid
            last edited by

            Dear Marcello,

            Do I have to disable those port forward on 25 from ExternalMailServer to InternalMailServer or they will be there as like as they are?

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              nahid
              last edited by

              recent status of the config:

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              • marcellocM
                marcelloc
                last edited by

                @nahid:

                Do I have to disable those port forward on 25 from ExternalMailServer to InternalMailServer or they will be there as like as they are?

                yes, all external traffic must go to postfix (rdr from virtual ip to 127.0.0.1 with associated rule applied)

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                  nahid
                  last edited by

                  Hurrah!!!

                  Marcelo,

                  I can send emails but can't receive. Is there anything wrong?

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                    nahid
                    last edited by

                    these are log fıles:

                    2.0.1-RELEASE][root@pfsense.localdomain]/root(1): tail -f /var/log/maillog
                    May 18 22:04:28 pfsense postfix/postscreen[2216]: DISCONNECT [158.36.63.136]:234                                                                            25
                    May 18 22:04:28 pfsense postfix/postscreen[2216]: CONNECT from [158.36.63.136]:2                                                                            4689
                    May 18 22:04:28 pfsense postfix/postscreen[2216]: PASS OLD [158.36.63.136]:24689
                    May 18 22:04:29 pfsense postfix/smtpd[21666]: warning: 158.36.63.136: hostname e                                                                            x1-stud.diastud.corp verification failed: hostname nor servname provided, or not                                                                              known
                    May 18 22:04:29 pfsense postfix/smtpd[21666]: connect from unknown[158.36.63.136                                                                            ]
                    May 18 22:04:30 pfsense postfix/postscreen[2216]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from [20                                                                            9.85.160.42]:36545: 450 4.3.2 Service currently unavailable; from=<tllkrmn+caf_=   ="" akaraman="sesric.org@gmail.com">, to=akaraman@sesric.org, proto=ESMTP, helo= <mai   ="" l-pb0-f42.google.com="">May 18 22:04:30 pfsense postfix/postscreen[2216]: PASS NEW [209.85.160.42]:36545
                    May 18 22:04:30 pfsense postfix/postscreen[2216]: DISCONNECT [209.85.160.42]:365                                                                            45
                    May 18 22:04:36 pfsense postfix/smtpd[21666]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown                                                                            [158.36.63.136]: 554 5.7.1 centre@sesrtcic.org: Relay access denied; from= <cla   ="" im@euromillionersdraw.com="">to= centre@sesrtcic.orgproto=ESMTP helo= <post.diast   ="" ud.corp="">May 18 22:04:46 pfsense postfix/smtpd[21666]: disconnect from unknown[158.36.63.                                                                            136]
                    May 18 22:08:07 pfsense postfix/anvil[21898]: statistics: max connection rate 1/60s for (smtpd:158.36.63.136) at May 18 22:04:29
                    May 18 22:08:07 pfsense postfix/anvil[21898]: statistics: max connection count 1 for (smtpd:158.36.63.136) at May 18 22:04:29
                    May 18 22:08:07 pfsense postfix/anvil[21898]: statistics: max cache size 1 at May 18 22:04:29
                    May 18 22:09:42 pfsense postfix/postscreen[10615]: CONNECT from [91.102.231.30]:19466
                    May 18 22:09:49 pfsense postfix/postscreen[10615]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from [91.102.231.30]:19466: 450 4.3.2 Service currently unavailable; from=y.owadnqb@yahoo.com, to=webmaster@sesrtcic.org, proto=SMTP, helo= <freedom>May 18 22:09:49 pfsense postfix/postscreen[10615]: HANGUP after 0.48 from [91.102.231.30]:19466 in tests after SMTP handshake
                    May 18 22:09:49 pfsense postfix/postscreen[10615]: PASS NEW [91.102.231.30]:19466
                    May 18 22:09:49 pfsense postfix/postscreen[10615]: DISCONNECT [91.102.231.30]:19466</freedom>/webmaster@sesrtcic.org/y.owadnqb@yahoo.com</post.diast >/centre@sesrtcic.org</cla >/centre@sesrtcic.org</mai >/akaraman@sesric.org</tllkrmn+caf_= >

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                      nahid
                      last edited by

                      this is the log that email didn't receive.

                      May 18 22:12:02 pfsense postfix/postscreen[10615]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from [209.85.213.42]:33824: 450 4.3.2 Service currently unavailable; from=nahid05@gmail.com, to=anhuda@sesric.org, proto=ESMTP, helo= <mail-yw0-f42.google.com></mail-yw0-f42.google.com>/anhuda@sesric.org/nahid05@gmail.com

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                      • marcellocM
                        marcelloc
                        last edited by

                        If you have enabled the postscreen, the first communication for each ip will be rejected. Just like the spamd feature

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                          nahid
                          last edited by

                          Marcelo,

                          so what you recommend? If I disable the postscreen I will receive emails. Or there is any other solution.

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                            nahid
                            last edited by

                            That means 2nd time sender will work properly. Am I right?

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                            • marcellocM
                              marcelloc
                              last edited by

                              @nahid:

                              so what you recommend? If I disable the postscreen I will receive emails. Or there is any other solution.
                              That means 2nd time sender will work properly. Am I right?

                              Yes, try some sends to your domain.
                              I use postscreen on my setups.

                              att,
                              Marcello Coutinho

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                                nahid
                                last edited by

                                Marcelo,

                                You are just awesome. I am really very much grateful to you. I have just started enjoying the pfSense. It is also just awesome like you.

                                Thanks man for kind help.

                                Nahid

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                                  nahid
                                  last edited by

                                  Marcello,

                                  There is problem with SMTP authentication when I want to send email to my network. Is there any pass rule where I can authenticate for my sesric.org emails.

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                                  • marcellocM
                                    marcelloc
                                    last edited by

                                    @nahid:

                                    There is problem with SMTP authentication when I want to send email to my network. Is there any pass rule where I can authenticate for my sesric.org emails.

                                    Id did not included authentication features to this package yet but you can paste these configs on custom field at postfix gui.

                                    As this is not anymore a nat question, use this topic for postfix questions, there are some auth config samples post by forum users there.

                                    http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,40622.0.html

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