Problem with notifications and outlook365 exchange hosting

edentel · Sep 17, 2012, 1:51 AM

I'm unable to get notifications working from my pfSense box to my email via my hosted Exchange SMTP over on Outlook365.

I currently have several other hardware devices all using email notifications today successfully. These include an alarm panel and an automation controller.

I've used the standard Outlook 365 settings of:

server - pod51010.outlook.com
port - 587
ssl/tls - checked

With pfSense it refuses to send and throws an error in the log:
php: /system_advanced_notifications.php: Could not send the message to XXX – Error: could not connect to the host "pod51010.outlook.com": ??

I've tried 25 and 465 as well with and without ssl/tls and all the permutations throw the same error.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

FUXX · Oct 6, 2012, 5:50 PM

Any luck with this? I'm having the exact same problem. Works fine with gmail but not hosted outlook.

edentel · Oct 6, 2012, 10:44 PM

Nope still not working and still having the same error. The funny thing is I've got the setup working on a couple wireless APs, a BSD based home automation appliance, and my home alarm system. They all handle the SMTP notification just fine with the exact same settings.

digm · Apr 7, 2013, 1:01 AM

Did you ever resolve this issue? I'm having the same problem with a Postfix server.

http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,60874.0.html