postfix (or mutt) problem

Hello!


I've sent an email (with mutt 1.4 on SuSE Linux 8.2) to many different
adresses and I receive a reply to it ... but for a couple of domains I
receive an error message (s. below).

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Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 10:43:19 +0200 (CEST)
From: MAILER-DAEMON@linux.local (Mail Delivery System)
To: my-email-adress
Subject: Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender

Content-Description: Notification
This is the Postfix program at host linux.local.

I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned below could
not be delivered to one or more destinations.

For further assistance, please send mail to <postmaster>

If you do so, please include this problem report. You can delete your
own text from the message returned below.

The Postfix program

<adress1@t-online.de>: Name service error for name=t-online.de
type=MX:
Host not found, try again

<adress2@aol.com>: Name service error for name=aol.com type=MX: Host
not
found, try again

<adress3@web.de>: Name service error for name=web.de type=MX: Host not
found, try again

Content-Description: Delivery error report
Reporting-MTA: dns; linux.local
Arrival-Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 22:26:11 +0200 (CEST)

Final-Recipient: rfc822; adress1@t-online.de
Action: failed
Status: 4.0.0
Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; Name service error for name=t-online.de
type=MX:
Host not found, try again

Final-Recipient: rfc822; adress2@aol.com
Action: failed
Status: 4.0.0
Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; Name service error for name=aol.com
type=MX: Host
not found, try again

Final-Recipient: rfc822; adress3@web.de
Action: failed
Status: 4.0.0
Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; Name service error for name=web.de
type=MX: Host
not found, try again

Content-Description: Undelivered Message
Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 22:26:11 +0200
From: me
To: a lot of adresses!

text of my email ...

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This isn't an exception, I've allways receive such a message when I
sent
to this domains! :-(

Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks!


Regards,
Vlad

["Followup-To:" header set to comp.mail.mutt.]

><adress1@t-online.de>: Name service error for name=t-online.de
> type=MX:
> Host not found, try again

host -t mx t-online.de
says what?

--
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Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155
Gemeinsame Einrichtung von FU- und HU-Berlin Fax. +49 (0)30-450 570-916
IT-Zentrum Standort Campus Mitte AIM. ralfpostfix

Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de> wrote in message news:<slrnca8quu.ls8.Ralf.Hildebrandt@postamt1.cha rite.de>...
> ["Followup-To:" header set to comp.mail.mutt.]
>
> ><adress1@t-online.de>: Name service error for name=t-online.de
> > type=MX:
> > Host not found, try again
>
> host -t mx t-online.de
> says what?

vlad@linux:~> host -t mx t-online.de
t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin03.sul.t-online.de.
t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin04.sul.t-online.de.
t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin05.sul.t-online.de.
t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin06.sul.t-online.de.
t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin07.sul.t-online.de.
t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin00.sul.t-online.de.
t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin01.sul.t-online.de.
t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin02.sul.t-online.de.
vlad@linux:~> host -t mx web.de
web.de mail is handled by 100 mx-ha01.web.de.
web.de mail is handled by 110 mx-ha02.web.de.
vlad@linux:~> host -t mx aol.com
aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-01.mx.aol.com.
aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-02.mx.aol.com.
aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-03.mx.aol.com.
aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-04.mx.aol.com.

Perhaps is interessant to know, that I'm not continuosly online (I'm
using a dialup connections).

Can it be, that Postfix try to reach this hosts and because I haven't
a connection at this time he's tell me something like "... host not
found ..." ? But then, why does it functions right with a lot of
others hosts?

Regards,
Vlad

["Followup-To:" header set to comp.mail.mutt.]

> vlad@linux:~> host -t mx t-online.de
> t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin03.sul.t-online.de.
> t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin04.sul.t-online.de.
> t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin05.sul.t-online.de.
> t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin06.sul.t-online.de.
> t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin07.sul.t-online.de.
> t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin00.sul.t-online.de.
> t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin01.sul.t-online.de.
> t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin02.sul.t-online.de.
> vlad@linux:~> host -t mx web.de
> web.de mail is handled by 100 mx-ha01.web.de.
> web.de mail is handled by 110 mx-ha02.web.de.
> vlad@linux:~> host -t mx aol.com
> aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-01.mx.aol.com.
> aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-02.mx.aol.com.
> aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-03.mx.aol.com.
> aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-04.mx.aol.com.

Dns works.

> Can it be, that Postfix try to reach this hosts and because I haven't
> a connection at this time he's tell me something like "... host not
> found ..." ? But then, why does it functions right with a lot of
> others hosts?

Do you have a DNS cache? Is Postfix running chrooted?

--
Ralf Hildebrandt (Im Auftrag des Referat V a) Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de
Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155
Gemeinsame Einrichtung von FU- und HU-Berlin Fax. +49 (0)30-450 570-916
IT-Zentrum Standort Campus Mitte AIM. ralfpostfix

Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de> wrote in message news:<slrncacb9g.a42.Ralf.Hildebrandt@postamt1.cha rite.de>...
> ["Followup-To:" header set to comp.mail.mutt.]
>
> > vlad@linux:~> host -t mx t-online.de
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin03.sul.t-online.de.
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin04.sul.t-online.de.
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin05.sul.t-online.de.
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin06.sul.t-online.de.
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin07.sul.t-online.de.
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin00.sul.t-online.de.
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin01.sul.t-online.de.
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin02.sul.t-online.de.
> > vlad@linux:~> host -t mx web.de
> > web.de mail is handled by 100 mx-ha01.web.de.
> > web.de mail is handled by 110 mx-ha02.web.de.
> > vlad@linux:~> host -t mx aol.com
> > aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-01.mx.aol.com.
> > aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-02.mx.aol.com.
> > aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-03.mx.aol.com.
> > aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-04.mx.aol.com.
>
> Dns works.
>
> > Can it be, that Postfix try to reach this hosts and because I haven't
> > a connection at this time he's tell me something like "... host not
> > found ..." ? But then, why does it functions right with a lot of
> > others hosts?
>
> Do you have a DNS cache? Is Postfix running chrooted?
Sorry, but I don't know! I'm preety new on the linux field :-/
How can I see if I have a DNS cache or if Postfix are running chrooted
(and what means this anyway???)

Regards,
Vlad

>> Do you have a DNS cache? Is Postfix running chrooted?

> Sorry, but I don't know! I'm preety new on the linux field :-/
> How can I see if I have a DNS cache or if Postfix are running chrooted
> (and what means this anyway???)

Show /etc/postfix/master.cf

--
Ralf Hildebrandt (Im Auftrag des Referat V a) Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de
Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155
Gemeinsame Einrichtung von FU- und HU-Berlin Fax. +49 (0)30-450 570-916
IT-Zentrum Standort Campus Mitte AIM. ralfpostfix

Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de> wrote in message news:<slrncacb9g.a42.Ralf.Hildebrandt@postamt1.cha rite.de>...
> ["Followup-To:" header set to comp.mail.mutt.]
>
> > vlad@linux:~> host -t mx t-online.de
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin03.sul.t-online.de.
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin04.sul.t-online.de.
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin05.sul.t-online.de.
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin06.sul.t-online.de.
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin07.sul.t-online.de.
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin00.sul.t-online.de.
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin01.sul.t-online.de.
> > t-online.de mail is handled by 10 mailin02.sul.t-online.de.
> > vlad@linux:~> host -t mx web.de
> > web.de mail is handled by 100 mx-ha01.web.de.
> > web.de mail is handled by 110 mx-ha02.web.de.
> > vlad@linux:~> host -t mx aol.com
> > aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-01.mx.aol.com.
> > aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-02.mx.aol.com.
> > aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-03.mx.aol.com.
> > aol.com mail is handled by 15 mailin-04.mx.aol.com.
>
> Dns works.
>
> > Can it be, that Postfix try to reach this hosts and because I haven't
> > a connection at this time he's tell me something like "... host not
> > found ..." ? But then, why does it functions right with a lot of
> > others hosts?
>
> Do you have a DNS cache? Is Postfix running chrooted?
I know a little bit more now :-)
From my /etc/postfix/master.cf

Service type private unpriv chroot wakeup maxproc command + args
# (yes) (yes) (yes) (never) (100)
# ================================================== ========================
smtp inet n - n - - smtpd
#smtps inet n - n - - smtpd
# -o smtpd_tls_wrappermode=yes -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
#submission inet n - n - - smtpd
# -o smtpd_enforce_tls=yes -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
#628 inet n - n - - qmqpd
pickup fifo n - n 60 1 pickup
cleanup unix n - n - 0 cleanup
qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 qmgr
#qmgr fifo n - n 300 1 nqmgr
#tlsmgr fifo - - n 300 1 tlsmgr
rewrite unix - - n - -
trivial-rewrite
bounce unix - - n - 0 bounce
defer unix - - n - 0 bounce
flush unix n - n 1000? 0 flush
proxymap unix - - n - - proxymap
smtp unix - - n - - smtp
relay unix - - n - - smtp
# -o smtp_helo_timeout=5 -o smtp_connect_timeout=5
showq unix n - n - - showq
error unix - - n - - error
local unix - n n - - local
virtual unix - n n - - virtual
lmtp unix - - n - - lmtp
#localhost:10025 inet n - n - - smtpd
-o
content_filter=
#
# Interfaces to non-Postfix software. Be sure to examine the manual
# pages of the non-Postfix software to find out what options it wants.
#
# maildrop. See the Postfix MAILDROP_README file for details.
#
maildrop unix - n n - - pipe
flags=DRhu user=vmail argv=/usr/local/bin/maildrop -d ${recipient}
cyrus unix - n n - - pipe
user=cyrus argv=/usr/lib/cyrus/bin/deliver -e -r ${sender} -m
${extension} ${user}
uucp unix - n n - - pipe
flags=Fqhu user=uucp argv=uux -r -n -z -a$sender - $nexthop!rmail
($recipient)
ifmail unix - n n - - pipe
flags=F user=ftn argv=/usr/lib/ifmail/ifmail -r $nexthop
($recipient)
bsmtp unix - n n - - pipe
flags=Fq. user=foo argv=/usr/local/sbin/bsmtp -f $sender $nexthop
$recipient
vscan unix - n n - 10 pipe
user=vscan argv=/usr/sbin/amavis ${sender} ${recipient}
procmail unix - n n - - pipe
flags=R user=nobody argv=/usr/bin/procmail -t -m /etc/procmailrc
${sender} ${recipient}

As I understand, no SMTP is active by me ... should I activate it (and
if yes, how?!?!)?!?


Regards,
Vlad

P.S. yahoo.com is also such a host :-(

> As I understand, no SMTP is active by me ..

Not true.

--
Ralf Hildebrandt (Im Auftrag des Referat V a) Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de
Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Tel. +49 (0)30-450 570-155
Gemeinsame Einrichtung von FU- und HU-Berlin Fax. +49 (0)30-450 570-916
IT-Zentrum Standort Campus Mitte AIM. ralfpostfix

Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de> wrote in message news:<slrncaf34l.8km.Ralf.Hildebrandt@postamt1.cha rite.de>...
> > As I understand, no SMTP is active by me ..
>
> Not true.
:-) Sorry, both (SMTP & postfix) are new for me.

But the question is still here: what can I do to solve my two problems
(1.- with mails to aol/t-online/yahoo/web.de & 2.- with mails with
attachments and many email-adressses in To

Thanks for your patience and once again sorry for my ignorance,
Vlad