[ale] localhost email fails to go out

[Geoffrey Myers]

Chuck Payne wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Geoffrey Myers
> <lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
>> mike at trausch.us wrote:
>>> On 01/10/2012 10:24 PM, Raylynn Knight wrote:
>>>> Try using another DNS provider.  I have concluded that U-Verse' DNS
>>>> servers are extremely unreliable.
>>> I typically recommend avoiding any ISP's DNS servers.  For the past
>>> couple of years now (at least) I have been using 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2,
>>> they work wonderfully and appear to have no issues serving the public.
>> To whom do they belong?  I might give that a shot and see if I see any
>> difference.
>>
>>>       --- Mike
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Until later, Geoffrey
>>
>> "I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent
>> the government from wasting the labors of the people under
>> the pretense of taking care of them."
>> - Thomas Jefferson
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> 
> 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2 I think those are AT&T or Level3. You can also
> tried Google. 8.8.8.8
> 
> Who told you could the saleweasle? Because they told me as well when I
> switched from XO to ATT, only to find out that you can't. They were
> shutting off my route.

I can't recall if it was the installer or the sales person.  It's 
U-verse.  As I understand it, they do block ports on their dsl stuff.

> 
> What mail server are you using? Sendmail, Postfix, or Exim?

Sendmail.

> 
> I know with Postfix you can add a debug to the start up that kicks out
> everything so you can see what is going on. Be it DNS, config error,
> or what ever it might be. To turn on debug all you need to add is -v
> or -v -v to master.cf

Yeah, I should do that, thanks.

> 
> Example
> 
> smtp      inet  n       -       -       -       -       smtpd -v -v
> 
> I hope that helps you take a look
> 


-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

"I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent
the government from wasting the labors of the people under
the pretense of taking care of them."
- Thomas Jefferson