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Offline ahmedsa

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what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« on: September 26, 2015, 12:05:09 AM »
Hi guys i have sme 8.0 i face problem sometimes when i send or receive email's
it not send or receive until i changed mx entry priority it works
then made as first when problem happen
it also works
my domain is altawi.com.sa
what priority must done to working send and recieve

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2015, 03:28:16 PM »
to receive emails you need to setup your MX priority at highest level, i.e. at lower value (priority 5 is better than 10)

sending emails has nothing to do with your MX setup, so your question doesn't make sense :-)

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2015, 10:30:35 PM »
...and if your server is the only MX record, it doesn't matter what the priority is for receiving either.  It could be 0, it could be 100, or any other valid value.  The priority value only matters if there's more than one MX handler.
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Offline CharlieBrady

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2015, 11:04:54 PM »
your domain's mx record has nothing to do with sending.

For receiving, you don't even need an MX record. If your domain has no MX records, and your domain has an A record, then all mail will be sent to the IP address listed in your A record, via port 25 or 465. If your domain has one MX record, then that IP address will be used in preference to the IP address in the A record. Only if you have more than one MX record does priority matter. Do not have more than one MX record for your domain.

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2015, 02:47:59 AM »
Dear All

Ahmedsa was previously given advice to remove the second MX record  in this thread:
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,51682.0/nowap.html
(which apparently pointed at a misconfigured server).

It looks like it has NOT been fixed, but it also looks like there is a wrong configuration generally
ie using mserver.altawi.com & altawi.com.sa pointing at different IPs (????)
See
http://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?ismobile=0#
which shows
mx:altawi.com.sa
0 mserver.altawi.com.sa 78.93.244.61
1 altawi.com.sa 212.93.222.10

I think that the changes needed here are to rename the SME server main domain to
altawi.com.sa (instead of mserver.altawi.com.sa)
& to change external MX records to have either no entries (which is acceptable to SME server requirements), or only one entry which shows
mx:altawi.com.sa
0 altawi.com.sa 78.93.244.61
(I used 78.93.244.61 as that is what ahmedsa said the server IP is in the other thread).


Do others agree ?

It seems at the moment that 78.93.244.61 is not resolving (times out with 110 error), so there is also something wrong with DNS, or the physical connection, I am not sure which or what ???
Also http://212.93.222.10 gives an error at http://212.93.222.10/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi

altawi.com.sa does resolve to a website
mserver.altawi.com.sa does NOT resolve & times out, so I think that server is down or connecting intermittently, so that could explain intermiitent mail problems



Using network-tools.com to look up altawi.com.sa I get

212.93.222.10 is from Saudi Arabia (SA) in region Middle East
Input: altawi.com.sa
canonical name: altawi.com.sa
Registered Domain: altawi.com.sa

TraceRoute from Network-Tools.com to 212.93.222.10 [altawi.com.sa]
Hop   (ms)   (ms)   (ms)           IP Address   Host name
1      1      0      0         206.123.64.217     - 
2      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
3      Timed out      Timed out      124         4.69.201.182    ae-1-11.bear1.paris10.level3.net 
4      123      124      125         4.69.201.182    ae-1-11.bear1.paris10.level3.net 
5      172      172      172         213.242.120.154    saudi-telec.bear1.paris10.level3.net 
6      189      189      189         84.235.94.129    84-235-94-129.saudi.net.sa 
7      184      184      184         84.235.108.21    84-235-108-21.saudi.net.sa 
8      184      184      185         212.93.211.2     - 
9      184      184      184         212.93.222.130     - 
10      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
11      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
12      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
13      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
14      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
15      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
16      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
17      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
18      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
19      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
20      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
21      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
22      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
23      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 

Trace aborted.

Retrieving DNS records for altawi.com.sa...
DNS servers
ns2.awalnet.net.sa
webx1.awalnet.com

Answer records
altawi.com.sa      MX   
preference:   1
exchange:   altawi.com.sa
   14400s
altawi.com.sa      MX   
preference:   0
exchange:   mserver.altawi.com.sa
   14400s
altawi.com.sa      SOA   
server:   webx1.awalnet.com
email:   aoulah@stcas.com.sa
serial:   2015073002
refresh:   86400
retry:   7200
expire:   3600000
minimum ttl:   86400
   86400s
altawi.com.sa      NS    ns2.awalnet.net.sa   86400s
altawi.com.sa      NS    webx1.awalnet.com   86400s
altawi.com.sa      A   212.93.222.10   14400s

Authority records

Additional records
altawi.com.sa      A   212.93.222.10   14400s
mserver.altawi.com.sa      A   78.93.244.61   14400s
Whois query for altawi.com.sa...
Results returned from whois.nic.net.sa:

% SaudiNIC Whois server.
% Rights restricted by copyright.
% http://nic.sa/en/view/whois-cmd-copyright

Domain Name: altawi.com.sa

 Registrant:
 Al-Tawi for Ready Mix Concrete & Cement Products شركة آل طاوي للاجزاء الخرسانية والمنتجات الاسمنتية
 Address: لا يوجد
 لا يوجد Jeddah جدة
 Saudi Arabia المملكة العربية السعودية



..... and to look up mserver.altawi.com.sa

78.93.244.61 is from Saudi Arabia (SA) in region Middle East
Input: mserver.altawi.com.sa
canonical name: mserver.altawi.com.sa
Registered Domain: altawi.com.sa

TraceRoute from Network-Tools.com to 78.93.244.61 [mserver.altawi.com.sa]
Hop   (ms)   (ms)   (ms)           IP Address   Host name
1      1      0      0         206.123.64.221     - 
2      Timed out      Timed out      Timed out              - 
3      124      124      123         4.69.201.182    ae-1-11.bear1.paris10.level3.net 
4      123      124      124         4.69.201.182    ae-1-11.bear1.paris10.level3.net 
5      172      172      172         213.242.120.154    saudi-telec.bear1.paris10.level3.net 
6      189      189      189         84.235.94.129    84-235-94-129.saudi.net.sa 
7      184      184      184         84.235.108.21    84-235-108-21.saudi.net.sa 
8      184      184      184         212.93.211.2     - 
9      190      190      189         212.93.209.6     - 
10      247      247      248         78.93.244.61    mserver.altawi.com.sa 

Trace complete


Retrieving DNS records for mserver.altawi.com.sa...
DNS servers
webx1.awalnet.com
ns2.awalnet.net.sa

Answer records
mserver.altawi.com.sa      A   78.93.244.61   14400s

Authority records
altawi.com.sa      NS    ns2.awalnet.net.sa   86400s
altawi.com.sa      NS    webx1.awalnet.com   86400s

Additional records
ns2.awalnet.net.sa      A   212.93.192.5   600s
webx1.awalnet.com      A   212.93.222.10   600s
Whois query for altawi.com.sa...
Results returned from whois.nic.net.sa:

% SaudiNIC Whois server.
% Rights restricted by copyright.
% http://nic.sa/en/view/whois-cmd-copyright

Domain Name: altawi.com.sa

 Registrant:
 Al-Tawi for Ready Mix Concrete & Cement Products شركة آل طاوي للاجزاء الخرسانية والمنتجات الاسمنتية
 Address: لا يوجد
 لا يوجد Jeddah جدة
 Saudi Arabia المملكة العربية السعودية


.... and more
SMTP tests
 
smtp:78.93.244.61   
 
Unable to connect after 15 seconds.
   Test    Result    
   SMTP Connect    Failed To Connect     More Info
Session Transcript:
Connecting to 78.93.244.61
9/26/2015 9:03:54 PM Connection attempt #1 - Unable to connect after 15 seconds. [15.05 sec]
9/26/2015 9:04:14 PM Connection attempt #2 - Unable to connect after 15 seconds. [15.00 sec]

PWS3v2 35070ms



smtp:212.93.222.10
 
220-webx1.awalnet.com ESMTP Exim 4.85 #2 Sun, 27 Sep 2015 05:06:55 +0300
220-We do not authorize the use of this system to transport unsolicited,
220 and/or bulk e-mail.
   Test    Result
   SMTP Reverse DNS Mismatch    OK - 212.93.222.10 resolves to nsw1.awalnet.com
   SMTP Valid Hostname    OK - Reverse DNS is a valid Hostname
   SMTP Banner Check    OK - Reverse DNS matches SMTP Banner
   SMTP TLS    OK - Supports TLS.
   SMTP Connection Time    1.250 seconds - Good on Connection time
   SMTP Open Relay    OK - Not an open relay.
   SMTP Transaction Time    3.985 seconds - Good on Transaction Time
Session Transcript:
Connecting to 212.93.222.10

220-webx1.awalnet.com ESMTP Exim 4.85 #2 Sun, 27 Sep 2015 05:06:55 +0300
220-We do not authorize the use of this system to transport unsolicited,
220 and/or bulk e-mail. [1000 ms]
EHLO PWS3.mxtoolbox.com
250-webx1.awalnet.com Hello pws3.mxtoolbox.com [64.20.227.134]
250-SIZE 52428800
250-8BITMIME
250-PIPELINING
250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
250-STARTTLS
250 HELP [797 ms]
MAIL FROM:<supertool@mxtoolbox.com>
250 OK [797 ms]
RCPT TO:<test@example.com>
550-Please turn on SMTP Authentication in your mail client. pws3.mxtoolbox.com
550-[64.20.227.134]:58284 is not permitted to relay through this server without
550 authentication. [938 ms]

PWS3v2 9032ms



..... also,
neither domain name/IP is blacklisted so OK there.
« Last Edit: September 27, 2015, 04:10:05 AM by janet »
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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2015, 08:55:32 PM »
ahmedsa

Is your mail sending & receiving problem resolved, now that your server is back online ?
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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2015, 06:19:36 AM »
thank you for reply
it is now working but without change any thing in mx record as old settings
and this is my question and i cannot found answer to that question
if my settings is wrong why this work now
your opinion is logic and true but depend on my case i don't know

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2015, 06:38:24 AM »
thank you for reply
it is now working but without change any thing in mx record as old settings
and this is my question and i cannot found answer to that question
if my settings is wrong why this work now
your opinion is logic and true but depend on my case i don't know

Well your server was non responsive, no website, no smtp, no response to its WAN IP.
So what did you or someone do to get the server to be responsive eg reboot, change cables, change something ????
I note the MX record priority for altawi.com.sa points firstly to mserver.altawi.com.sa & if that is down, then mail goes to altawi.com.sa, a different server.
I a guessing you host the website on one server (altawi.com.sa) & the mail is processed by another server (mserver.altawi.com.sa).
So that means that if mserver.altawi.com.sa SME server is down or non responsive, then all
Incoming mail will be sent to the web hosting server at altawi.com.sa, & maybe the mail is just disappearing into a bit bucket or null or sitting uncollected in email accounts on that web hosting server.

You need to advise us what the physical arrangement is, we can only guess.

So if your SME server at mserver.altawi.com.sa was down (which it was) then that would explain the lost or disappearing mail.
You need to tell us more if your question is to be answered sensibly
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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2015, 07:11:49 PM »
Thank you for reply
what you mean server is down
i not change my settings from more period may be one year
how it down i check it when send or receiving is down i found my server turn on
and i can connected it locally
my server name is mserver
and domain is altawi.com.sa
and i have website(web hosting) with WWW. altawi.com.sa
and i not change any thing like cables
email send and receive stopped two days or 3 days every month then come back again
sometimes i changed mx record priority it work
and come back send and receive
and my server work in  in server only mode
and i have Cisco router connected with server responsible for generated static IP 78.93.244.61
i don't know why
but this what happen

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2015, 07:25:47 PM »
Despite all the advice we have given you, you still have two mx records. Your mail will sometimes go to altawi.com.sa (212.93.222.10) and sometimes to mserver.altawi.com.sa (78.93.244.61). Unless you are 100% certain that your webhost provider (212.93.222.10) will correctly forward email to your server at 78.93.244.61, you must delete the mx record named altawi.com.sa.

You appear to be very stubborn. I cannot be bothered to try to help you any more.

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2015, 08:24:03 PM »
OK
you are true
i will make then i will get back the result
but i have two notes
1- why when i ping to 212.93.222.10 not give any response
or when ping to altawi.com.sa not give me also any response
2- if i need to see email that go to altawi.com.sa
what i do or how
please help me

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2015, 10:29:42 PM »
Only these questions need to answer
i write altawi.com.sa
it open
but cannot ping

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2015, 02:16:40 AM »
ahmedsa

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Only these questions need to answer
i write altawi.com.sa
it open
but cannot ping

Something is wrong, probably with external DN records &/or nameservers, you need to talk to whoever is in charge of your external DNS records & you need to talk to whoever is in charge of your nameservers for altawi.com.sa.

That is a similar issue to what I experienced in earlier testing
When I use Firefox web browser pointed at http://altawi.com.sa
- altawi.com.sa does resolve to a website
When I use Firefox web browser pointed at http://212.93.222.10
- Also http://212.93.222.10 gives an error at http://212.93.222.10/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi
I cannot explain what is causing that to happen, ask your external DNS tech support people.

Can you clarify, is altawi.com.sa domain hosted on another external web server, which is hosting the web site only ?
This domain name has a different IP asssociated with it ie 212.93.222.10, but last time I checked that was not resolving in a web browser.
(by this I mean a server other than server at IP 78.93.244.61 with domain mserver.altawi.com.sa).


Regarding your earlier comments
Quote
....what you mean server is down
i not change my settings from more period may be one year
how it down i check it when send or receiving is down i found my server turn on
and i can connected it locally
my server name is mserver
and domain is altawi.com.sa...

Well CAREFULLY read the result of my testing earlier in this thread in this post:
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,51954.msg265330.html#msg265330

When I use Firefox web browser pointed at http://78.93.244.61
- It seems at the moment that 78.93.244.61 is not resolving (times out with 110 error)...
When I use Firefox web browser pointed at http://mserver.altawi.com.sa
- mserver.altawi.com.sa does NOT resolve & times out....
so I think that server is down or connecting intermittently, so that could explain intermittent mail problems

Another indication that your SME server at mserver.altawi.com.sa was down, is that an smtp test failed
ie
Using online tools at http://mxtoolbox.com
SMTP tests
smtp:78.93.244.61   
Unable to connect after 15 seconds.
   Test    Result   
   SMTP Connect    Failed To Connect     More Info
Session Transcript:
Connecting to 78.93.244.61
9/26/2015 9:03:54 PM Connection attempt #1 - Unable to connect after 15 seconds. [15.05 sec]
9/26/2015 9:04:14 PM Connection attempt #2 - Unable to connect after 15 seconds. [15.00 sec]

PWS3v2 35070ms


You say
Quote
email send and receive stopped two days or 3 days every month then come back again

Well you have some sort of problem, if you say the server was still powered up, then something is stopping access, eg was your Cisco firewall functioning, is it on a UPS ? was your router between the firewall & SME server functional, is it on a UPS ? Are you sure the Internet connection was stable & connected, have you checked logs during those 3 day periods ? Maybe you have faulty equipment that fails intermittently.
You really need a clever technician to help your resolve this.


The domain name of your mailserver appears to be
mserver.altawi.com.sa
Today if I put http://mserver.altawi.com.sa into Firefox I get a page which gives the standard SME server default message
This web site is under construction

Today I also restested your smtp server, which now works OK

smtp:78.93.244.61

220 mserver.altawi.com.sa ESMTP
   Test    Result    
   SMTP Transaction Time    5.346 seconds - Warning on Transaction Time     More Info
   SMTP Reverse DNS Mismatch    OK - 78.93.244.61 resolves to mserver.altawi.com.sa    
   SMTP Valid Hostname    OK - Reverse DNS is a valid Hostname    
   SMTP Banner Check    OK - Reverse DNS matches SMTP Banner    
   SMTP TLS    OK - Supports TLS.    
   SMTP Connection Time    2.376 seconds - Good on Connection time    
   SMTP Open Relay    OK - Not an open relay.    
Session Transcript:
Connecting to 78.93.244.61

220 mserver.altawi.com.sa ESMTP [2064 ms]
EHLO PWS3.mxtoolbox.com
250-altawi.com.sa Hi pws3.mxtoolbox.com [64.20.227.134]
250-PIPELINING
250-8BITMIME
250-SIZE 15000000
250 STARTTLS [891 ms]
MAIL FROM:<supertool@mxtoolbox.com>
250 <supertool@mxtoolbox.com>, sender OK - how exciting to get mail from you! [891 ms]
RCPT TO:<test@example.com>
550 relaying denied test@example.com [906 ms]

PWS3v2 7487ms


Clearly your server at mserver.altawi.com.sa was not responding a few days ago when tested, & now it is.
There has to be a reason for this somewhere, & that is likely to be the source of your ongoing email delivery & sending issues (ie it was offline).

Firstly I would remove the second MX record for altawi.com.sa, mail will/should be queued on sending servers if mserver.altawi.com.sa is down.
Having the backup MX record is probably also the source of some of your mail delivery problems (ie mail was sent to a null destination on the server at altawi.com.sa or simply not processed at all when your server at mserver.altawi.com.sa was down or non responsive) ...... (but I assume which I am prone to do).

You need to find & prove what the problems are, we can only suggest & advise.
You need to get higher level technical support to help resolve your problems, I am sure I previously advised you of that need in other posts here.
We here have tried & advised many things, & you do not seem to respond to that advice, so time for you to find the answers your way.
Bye bye from me also.

The popular saying to cover this is "You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink."
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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2015, 06:51:14 PM »
ahmedsa

Have you removed (deleted) the second MX record entry ?

The other mail server at altawi.com.sa appears to require authenticated smtp connection & that may mean it is not accepting mail sent to  mserver when mserver is down. That could explain your lost mail.
Mail will be queued in the originating server if mserver is down temporarily so you do not need a second MX record, as it is now the second MX record does not appear to be processing your mail, so best get rid of it.

Try running a smtp test on altawi.com.sa using mxtoolbox site & you will see the output.

As to why your mserver goes down or is inaccessible from the Internet periodically for a few days at a time I cannot say, you have to troubleshoot that.

Re-read my earlier posts if you do not understand the above & run some tests for yourself, you have all the website links needed.
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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2015, 11:28:28 PM »
Have you removed (deleted) the second MX record entry ?

No. Perhaps ahmedsa is deliberately wasting our time.

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #15 on: November 15, 2015, 02:42:51 PM »
Thank you for reply
No i not deleted
what i need is to understand two points
1-how to refer altawi.com.sa to ip 78.93.244.61
2-If i make one entry altawi.com.sa refer to 78.93.244.61
in this time what relation between my server mserver and altawi.com.sa
meaning i receive emails in mserver.altawi.com.sa why i change to altawi.com.sa
suppose i receive emails in altawi.com.sa
what is link between mail server mserver and altawi.com.sa
I need to apply what above if possible show me points i mention
to apply

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #16 on: November 15, 2015, 03:00:12 PM »
ahmedsa

Your question has already been answered in the 5th, 10th & 14th posts in this thread ie
make your mx record look like this (which will be achieved by deleting the second entry referred to previously)

(Edited to correct, I copy & pasted in error)
mx:altawi.com.sa
0 altawi.com.sa 78.93.244.61
0 mserver.altawi.com.sa 78.93.244.61

What this will achieve is that all mail for altawi.com.sa will be delivered to mserver mail server, which is what you want AFAICT
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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #17 on: November 15, 2015, 03:09:25 PM »
OK Thank you for reply
i know that you already tell me more about that
how to make altawi.com.sa represent 78.93.244.61
in mx entry

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« Reply #18 on: November 15, 2015, 03:17:52 PM »
Meaning
if i need to make as below
0 altawi.com.sa 78.93.244.61
add this entry as  record typr CNAME or A

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #19 on: November 15, 2015, 03:43:54 PM »
ahmedsa

You already have the first mx record configured.
So leave this unchanged
0 mserver.altawi.com.sa 78.93.244.61

What you need to do is delete the second mx record
ie delete this
1 altawi.com.sa 212.93.222.10

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« Reply #20 on: November 16, 2015, 12:34:44 AM »
ahmedsa

I corrected my post of a few posts back, due to copy & paste error.
My last post before this one is correct.

If you had done this change months ago, then we would not still be here wasting our time telling you what to do for many repeated times.

Delete the second mx record & please do not post any more questions until you have done that. We want to see the change in external DNS records that shows the updated mx records.
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« Reply #21 on: November 16, 2015, 12:41:20 AM »
Ahmedsa

It is still not changed (deleted). It is only 4 hours to Live so the sooner you do it the sooner it will be Live

Extract from mx lookup for altawi.com.sa

mx:altawi.com.sa  

Pref Hostname IP Address TTL
0 mserver.altawi.com.sa 78.93.244.61  4 hrs
1 altawi.com.sa 212.93.222.10  4 hrs

dns lookupdns checkwhois lookupspf lookupdns propagationReported by ns2.awalnet.net.sa on 11/15/2015 at 11:35:24 PM (UTC 0),
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« Reply #22 on: November 18, 2015, 02:34:31 PM »
I remove already second entry
1 altawi.com.sa
Now mx record as following
0  mserver.altawi.com.sa 
and no sending or recieving any email
what i do
i do as you tell me

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« Reply #23 on: November 18, 2015, 02:36:34 PM »
only one mx record found
0 mserver.altawi.com.sa

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2015, 03:11:23 PM »
...and your firewall is blocking access to port 25, as well as just about everything else:
Code: [Select]
[root@e-smith ~]# nmap -O 78.93.244.61

Starting Nmap 6.25 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2015-11-18 09:07 EST
Nmap scan report for mserver.altawi.com.sa (78.93.244.61)
Host is up (0.27s latency).
Not shown: 990 closed ports
PORT      STATE    SERVICE
23/tcp    filtered telnet
113/tcp   filtered ident
135/tcp   filtered msrpc
139/tcp   filtered netbios-ssn
445/tcp   filtered microsoft-ds
593/tcp   filtered http-rpc-epmap
4444/tcp  filtered krb524
6667/tcp  filtered irc
6881/tcp  filtered bittorrent-tracker
12345/tcp filtered netbus
Device type: router|switch
Running: Cisco IOS 12.X
OS CPE: cpe:/h:cisco:2500_router cpe:/o:cisco:ios:12.1 cpe:/h:cisco:catalyst_2950 cpe:/h:cisco:catalyst_2960 cpe:/h:cisco:catalyst_3550 cpe:/h:cisco:catalyst_3560 cpe:/h:cisco:catalyst_3750 cpe:/o:cisco:ios:12
Too many fingerprints match this host to give specific OS details

OS detection performed. Please report any incorrect results at http://nmap.org/submit/ .
Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 158.45 seconds

How do you expect to receive mail if your firewall is blocking the mail port?
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« Reply #25 on: November 18, 2015, 03:21:10 PM »

In what mode is this server, Server gateway mode or stand alone mode?

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« Reply #26 on: November 18, 2015, 03:38:05 PM »
ahmedsa

As I & others have said, changing the mx record is only part of your problem, you have other problems.

I tested your smtp server & you have a problem.

SMTP Connect    Failed To Connect     More Info
Session Transcript:
Connecting to 78.93.244.61
11/18/2015 7:44:45 AM Connection attempt #1 - Unable to connect after 15 seconds. [15.05 sec]
11/18/2015 7:45:05 AM Connection attempt #2 - Unable to connect after 15 seconds. [15.00 sec]
PWS3v2 35069ms

Also if I open a web browser at
http://mserver.altawi.com.sa/
I get

ERROR
The requested URL could not be retrieved
The following error was encountered while trying to retrieve the URL: http://mserver.altawi.com.sa/
Connection to 78.93.244.61 failed.
The system returned: (111) Connection refused
The remote host or network may be down. Please try the request again.

Also if I open a web browser at
http://78.93.244.61/
I get
ERROR
The requested URL could not be retrieved
The following error was encountered while trying to retrieve the URL: http://78.93.244.61/
Connection to 78.93.244.61 failed.
The system returned: (111) Connection refused
The remote host or network may be down. Please try the request again.


DanB35's test on your open ports is suggestive that you do not have required ports open & forwarded to your SME server eg 25, 80 for starters, & more depending what services you run etc.
Something appears to be changing this situation/setup, as you say sometimes "it" works & sometimes "it" does not work.

You can do a test from a workstation that is behind your SME server
ie
a workstation on the LAN that is using your SME server as a gateway,
go to
http://www.grc.com
& run a port scan to see what ports are open.

I think you previously said your SME server is in server only mode & you have a Cisco firewall in front of it, is that correct ?
Check the Cisco firewall to see what ports are open & see if they are forwarded to your SME server.

If you do not know how to do this then you need to get an IT professional to help you.

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« Reply #27 on: November 18, 2015, 03:45:22 PM »
I run this command
nmap -O 78.93.244.61
it give me
-bash :nmap:command not found

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #28 on: November 18, 2015, 03:56:09 PM »
I run this command
nmap -O 78.93.244.61
it give me
-bash :nmap:command not found


namp is not part of SME Server. It is a tool that can be installed separately on any linux machine. Please focus on the questions and suggestions.

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« Reply #29 on: November 18, 2015, 04:24:39 PM »
ahmedsa

Quote
bash :nmap:command not found

for me this worked
yum install nmap

RequestedDeletion is correct though, you need to focus on identifying & fixing the problem.
The issue is that ports do not appear to be open, why not, how come ?

I said
".... you do not have required ports open & forwarded to your SME server eg 25, 80 for starters, & more depending what services you run etc.
Something appears to be changing this situation/setup, as you say sometimes "it" works & sometimes "it" does not work.
Check the Cisco firewall to see what ports are open & see if they are forwarded to your SME server."
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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #30 on: November 18, 2015, 04:43:35 PM »
-bash :nmap:command not found
RequestedDeletion and Janet have already correctly mentioned that nmap isn't part of the standard e-smith/SME distribution, but if you're doing it from within your network, it isn't going to produce valid results anyway.  The problem (or at least a problem) is that your firewall is blocking access to the port that's used for email delivery from outside your network (as well as access to pretty much every other port).  You need to fix your firewall configuration.
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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #31 on: November 18, 2015, 05:10:15 PM »
I remove already second entry
1 altawi.com.sa
Now mx record as following
0  mserver.altawi.com.sa 
and no sending or recieving any email
what i do
i do as you tell me

as you been already told, you'd really think about hiring someone to do this job
don't get me wrong, but IMO you lack some needed knowledge and we all are suffering a language barrier too

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #32 on: November 18, 2015, 05:18:01 PM »
If you do not know how to do this then you need to get an IT professional to help you.

This is really what needs to be done.

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« Reply #33 on: November 18, 2015, 09:47:48 PM »
I agree can you give me please
any one support me remotely for hired or help me in this task
please if any one can help me if possible
my case as following
domain altawi.com.sa
server mode server only
Corporate dns server address 212.93.192.5
Cisco router inside network 192.168.1.254
and inside mail server using as gateway with ip 192.168.1.254
I have another router linksys his gateway 192.168.1.1
for internet connected with Cisco router each other in switch
mail server don't provide dhcp
public ip 78.93.244.61
I check now by grc in computer in local network in network have mail server
i search for port 25 and 110 it is closed how to open i don't know
I have Cisco firewall in front of server(but i don't know any thing about it)
also test internet connection not work in mail server although i can ping in public ip 78.93.244.61
my mx record now
0 mserver.altawi.com.sa
i don't know this is from mail server or from Cisco 800 series  router
all these settings work for 5 year nothing changed suddenly no sending or receiving
because in Saudi Arabia no center or company support sme software
if any one know any person support me remotely for hire

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #34 on: November 18, 2015, 11:03:02 PM »
Who is responsible for maintaining your network?  You?  Because if that's your job, and you've got a firewall device that you don't know anything about, you've got bigger problems than your email.  If that isn't your job, then talk to the person whose job it is, and tell them they need to open up the firewall so mail can be delivered to your server.

Your immediate problem is the firewall.  It's blocking access to port 25, which means that incoming mail can't reach your SME server.  I don't think any of us can say whether there may be a problem with the configuration of your SME server as well, but that isn't the immediate problem.  Cisco is a worldwide organization.  I guarantee there is support available for Cisco devices in Saudi Arabia (heck, there's probably support available in Antarctica).  I don't know if you'd be best dealing direct with Cisco, or with a local IT professional.  Or you can remove the firewall entirely and set your SME server to server/gateway mode, in which it will act as the router/firewall itself.  Unless you need some advanced firewall configuration (which seems unlikely, if you don't know anything about the device in the first place), this is probably your best bet.

If you want support for your server, and there aren't SME-knowledgeable IT pros locally, look for one who's familiar with CentOS 6 / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.  RedHat's web site (http://redhat.force.com/finder/FindPartner) lists 25 or so vendors in Saudi Arabia; those certainly aren't the only folks who know RHEL, but they would have gone through some training and certification with them, no doubt, and certainly would have paid some sort of fee to be listed.

https://www.theknowledgeacademy.com/sa/courses/linux-distributions-software-training/sme-server-software/dammam/ appear to have a training course in SA on SME Server (it isn't 100% clear that it's the same SME Server, but it sure sounds like it); they may offer support as well.  They were just the second search result when I googled "sme server 9 support saudi arabia"; I have no other knowledge or affiliation with them.
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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #35 on: November 18, 2015, 11:39:44 PM »
I have Cisco firewall in front of server(but i don't know any thing about it)

Get rid of it. It is causing you problems, and is unnecessary.

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #36 on: November 19, 2015, 12:48:29 AM »
ahmedsa

I recall that I already referred you to these people some time ago
From the Koozali partner list at http://www.koozali.org/partners/find-a-partner

Firewall-Services
Technopôle Bordeaux-Montesquieu
33650 Martillac
Aquitaine - France
Tél : +33.5 56 64 15 32
Mail : contact@firewall-services.com
Web : www.firewall-services.com

There is another person in Australia, Graeme Robinson, not sure if he wants to support you in SA, but no technical reason he could not.
He posts here & on bugzilla from time to time, so search & ask.


If agreeable they (Firewall Services) could provide remote support & they know SME server very well.
You are probably better off using someone who understands SME/Koozali server, as other support people may suggest you replace the server with something else, which sort of defeats the intent.

Can you answer the following please:

Why do you need to have a seperate Cisco router in front of your SME server ?
Why do you need or prefer to have SME server in server only mode ?
Is it feasible from a network perspective/reason that you reconfigure the SME to be in server & gateway mode, & reconfigure the physical modem (maybe it's a router) to be in bridged mode (which passes signals straight through with no internal functionality) & you completely remove the Cisco or any other firewall.
That is the simplest & in many cases most effective way of using SME server ie
in server & gateway mode with a modem in bridged mode acting as the connection to the Internet. In this mode, SME server acts as the router & firewall (masq), so no seperate firewall is needed.

Why do you need/prefer to use a corporate DNS server ?
(SME server can do that job quite well on its own) ?

What/why is the reason you have another router ?
(linksys gateway 192.168.1.1 for internet connected with Cisco router each other in switch)
My  guess is that your Internet access for SME server is switching between these firewalls & they are configured differently, one is forwarding ports to SME & one is not, that could be the source of your problem, but I am guessing.

You still have not explained about the domain name (URL), it seems altawi.com.sa is hosted on another server & is providing the web site hosting, & your mail is handled by a different server ie the mserver.altawi.com.sa on a different WAN IP
Why have you split them (if that is correct) ?


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all these settings work for 5 year nothing changed suddenly no sending or receiving

Well that is not necessarily correct, something has changed, you are just claiming you made no changes or are not aware of any changes having been made.
Something has changed (eg settings, hardware failure, reconfiguration that someone else did ????)

The sooner you accept that something has changed (ie happened) then you are more likely to start looking at your total system to find what has happened.
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« Reply #37 on: November 19, 2015, 08:17:01 AM »
I send already to this mail  contact@firewall-services.com
and i wait for reply

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« Reply #38 on: November 19, 2015, 08:44:07 AM »
I use Cisco router because i need to get public/static ip
and publish ip


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« Reply #39 on: November 19, 2015, 09:47:30 AM »
ahmedsa

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I use Cisco router because i need to get public/static ip
and publish ip

You need to explain more fully.

SME server can act as the router for your network, & act as the interface gateway to the Internet, all you need is a modem in bridged mode between SME server & your incoming Internet connection eg ADSL phone line.

Probably your Cisco router could be "dumbed down" & you turn off routing functionality & other functionality eg DHCP etc & set it up purely in bridged modem mode.

You need to answer all questions, just answering one partially does not contribute much to this discussion. Are you lazy ?

What about the second router gateway (firewall ?) why do you need that ?


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« Reply #40 on: November 19, 2015, 10:07:44 AM »
OK i can give any information about my server about what you need
OK i have two modem
1- Cisco firewall router(only using as gateway to mail server 192.168.1.254
2- linksys for normal internet this modem not related to email as 192.168.1.1
this only for distribute internet for all computer's inside company and this dsl for telephone line
different about telephone line for Cisco router
really i don't need to using Cisco firewall
i need to using only sme mail server only without using cisco but i need help for me
any way let me send or receive email outside
i agree for that
but how if you show me i agree for that and i will do every step you tell me

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« Reply #41 on: November 19, 2015, 01:30:14 PM »
ahmedsa

Draw a detailed diagrammatic layout of your network & show how various devices (SME, routers, Cisco etc) all connect together etc.
Post it back here. This may help us to understand your network.

The short answer to resolve all this is:
Look up the handbook online for your Cisco router & reconfigure it for bridged modem mode (passthrough), turn off ALL other functionality eg DHCP, WAP, dynamic hosting, port forwarding etc etc.
Reconfigure your sme server in server & gateway mode. Enter all the ISP login details & static IP into the admin console, via the "Configure this server" screens.
SME server will do everything your Cisco router has been doing, but with less hassle & it will be easier for you to manage using the SME "server manager".

I cannot do this remotely for you, I don't think anyone can, so you will have to learn how to do this yourself, or pay someone locally who understands how to set up this sort of equipment ie a network technician. They do not need to be an SME server expert.
They can read the SME server Manual online & should be able to work it out if they are technically minded.

...and I now look forward to you following through on your committment "but how if you show me i agree for that and i will do every step you tell me"
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« Reply #42 on: November 19, 2015, 02:32:56 PM »
there are more requests
what i select
server and gateway dedicated
or
server and gateway dial up
and which port i using

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« Reply #43 on: November 19, 2015, 02:39:23 PM »
what i select
server and gateway dedicated
or
server and gateway dial up
Are you using a dial-up modem?

You do know that there's a manual, right?  Chapter 5 (http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Administration_Manual:Chapter5) covers installation and configuration.
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« Reply #44 on: November 19, 2015, 02:53:08 PM »
No only using
cisco firewall modem adsl
linksys modem adsl

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« Reply #45 on: November 19, 2015, 03:41:46 PM »
according you tell me before about diagrammatic network as following

Mail server settings
Primary domain name: altawi.com.sa
System name: mserver
Local networking 192.168.1.4
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Operation mode: server only
Gateway ip : 192.168.1.254
Dhcp server configuration: don’t provide dhcp service to local network
Corporate dns server: 212.93.192.5

Mx record
0 mserver.altawireadymix.com

Public ip: 78.93.244.61




Structure of network
I have switch panel
Have 25 computers
In this switch connected 25 computers
Connected with switch panel
Linksys router his Ip 192.168.1.1 distribute internet to all computers in domain dsl internet and this is following to dsl telephone line different about Cisco firewall that using another telephone line dsl also
Firewall Cisco router 800 series is connected also in switch panel and his ip locally 192.168.1.254
Meaning switch panel have 4 cables
1-   Cable for all computers in network
2-   Linksys
3-   Cisco firewall cable
4-   Mail server cable









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« Reply #46 on: November 19, 2015, 03:43:01 PM »
but now i try to work with
server and gateway mode
according to data before
using dedicated or dialup

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« Reply #47 on: November 19, 2015, 09:46:03 PM »
ahmedsa

Select server and gateway dedicated
Then enter login details for your ISP account & username etc

In server and gateway mode you need 2 network cards (NICs) in your SME server

Remove Cisco router from switch

Reconfigure Cisco router to bridged (passthrough mode), usually you temporarily connect the Ethernet port directly to a workstation to do this but read the Cisco manual, eg connect it temporarily directly to a workstation Ethernet connection & login to the Cisco admin interface

Then after Cisco set to bridged mode, connect it directly via Ethernet cable to WAN NIC on SME server
Connect line to other telephone line with ADSL service

Connect SME server LAN NIC ethernet port to LAN switch

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« Reply #48 on: November 22, 2015, 11:24:17 PM »
when i search in log file of mail server
i write the following
tail -f /var/log/qmail/current
it give me error
cname lookup failed temporarily
what this mean
and what i change

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« Reply #49 on: November 23, 2015, 03:04:28 AM »
ahmedsa

1) Did you reconfigure your network & router to be a bridged modem  ?

2) You say the mx record is now
0 mserver.altawireadymix.com
Is that really correct ?
I checked just now:

mx:altawi.com.sa
Pref    Hostname       IP Address    TTL    
0    mserver.altawi.com.sa    78.93.244.61    4 hrs
1    altawi.com.sa       212.93.222.10    4 hrs
Reported by ns2.awalnet.net.sa on 11/23/2015 at 2:18:28 AM (UTC 0)

An smtp test on the first entry fails:
Connecting to 78.93.244.61
11/22/2015 8:21:53 PM Connection attempt #1 - Unable to connect after 15 seconds. [15.04 sec]
PWS3v2 15035ms


3) What is the outcome of you seeking support from an IT professional ?

4) You need to provide the full error message & pertinent lines of the log (each side of the error).

5) Did you google the error
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cname+lookup+failed+temporarily
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« Reply #50 on: November 23, 2015, 08:43:56 AM »
when i write this command in sme mail server

Last login: Mon Nov 23 01:35:17 2015 from 192.168.1.105
[root@mserver ~]#  tail -f /var/log/qmail/current  | tai64nlocal
2015-11-23 10:38:07.003125500 new msg 4576081
2015-11-23 10:38:07.003131500 info msg 4576081: bytes 2598 from <ahmedb@altawi.com.sa> qp 15156 uid 453
2015-11-23 10:38:07.014118500 starting delivery 332: msg 4576081 to remote ahmed_elbarbary.2010@yahoo.com
2015-11-23 10:38:07.014125500 status: local 0/10 remote 1/20
2015-11-23 10:38:07.014129500 new msg 4575033
2015-11-23 10:38:07.014133500 warning: unknown record type in todo/4575033
2015-11-23 10:38:07.014136500 new msg 4575033
2015-11-23 10:38:07.014140500 warning: unknown record type in todo/4575033
2015-11-23 10:38:27.016877500 delivery 332: deferral: CNAME_lookup_failed_temporarily._(#4.4.3)/
2015-11-23 10:38:27.016882500 status: local 0/10 remote 0/20
in above i try to send from my altawi domain to outside as yahoo
it give me delivery 332: deferral: CNAME_lookup_failed_temporarily._(#4.4.3)/
what this problem

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #51 on: November 23, 2015, 08:46:23 AM »
and i cannot configure the router because
i need to know why this problem happen
your solution is very good and i read for it
but i need to solve the problem first then
try to do server and gateway operation mode

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #52 on: November 23, 2015, 01:33:13 PM »
i also send email to Graeme Robinson
in email you give me but no one reply for me

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #53 on: November 23, 2015, 04:14:35 PM »
I call my company to open firewall for port 25
it give me reply for that
it answer to me as following:

By default all ports are opened from outside except  port 162, 22, 23. 
 
In customer case; He’s NAtting local IP 192.168.1.4 to public 78.93.244.62
 
 
ip nat inside source static 192.168.1.4 78.93.244.62
 
telnet 192.168.1.4 25
Trying 192.168.1.4, 25 ...
% Connection timed out; remote host not responding
 
telnet 192.168.1.4 110
Trying 192.168.1.4, 110 ...
% Connection timed out; remote host not responding
 
telnet 78.93.244.61 25
Trying 78.93.244.61, 25 ...
% Connection refused by remote host
 
telnet 78.93.244.61 110
Trying 78.93.244.61, 110 ...
% Connection refused by remote host
How i solve this problem

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #54 on: November 23, 2015, 04:16:04 PM »
this is done by cisco router command

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #55 on: November 23, 2015, 06:04:33 PM »
ahmedsa

For mserver.altawi.com.sa
you only have an A record pointing to 78.93.244.61
Also there appear to be no nameservers, so it does not surprise me to find that
in a web browser mserver.altawi.com.sa does not resolve - Connection refused error

Also there is no mx record for altawi.com.sa anymore, it seems it has been changed since yesterday, so incoming mail will not be directed to your mail server ie mserver.altawi.com.sa.

It appears you have setup/changed everything incorrectly (in external DNS & MX records).


The solution proposed to reconfigure the router to be a modem in bridged mode & change server mode to server & gateway, is the answer to a lot of your (internal configfuration) problems (eg open port management).

Someone claims the firewall is configured to allow open ports, well here is the port scan showing open ports & it does not agree with what you claim
Without a lot of other ports being open & forwarded to your "SME server only mode" mail server, then the mail server will not function, so you have firewall problems. Your support people are telling you lies or not doing their job.

nmap -O 78.93.244.61
Starting Nmap 6.25 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2015-11-24 03:26 AEDT
Nmap scan report for mserver.altawi.com.sa (78.93.244.61)
Host is up (0.51s latency).
Not shown: 990 closed ports
PORT      STATE    SERVICE
23/tcp    filtered telnet
113/tcp   filtered ident
135/tcp   filtered msrpc
139/tcp   filtered netbios-ssn
445/tcp   filtered microsoft-ds
593/tcp   filtered http-rpc-epmap
4444/tcp  filtered krb524
6667/tcp  filtered irc
6881/tcp  filtered bittorrent-tracker
12345/tcp filtered netbus


I read on his website that Graeme Robinson only provides ad hoc support to clients who have an annual support contract with him, so maybe you should try someone else.

I cannot help you any more, you are wasting peoples time here.

Please engage a tech support person to sort out your problems, as it seems you clearly do not understand what you are doing.
It is waste of our time when you will not follow the advice given.

You have internal configuration problems & you have external DNS & MX record configuration problems, & you seriously lack an understanding & comprehension of these technical matters.
Talk to someone locally who understands all these things & you may get the matter resolved.
I doubt that you wil resolve it yourself.

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #57 on: December 01, 2015, 01:49:27 AM »
ahmedsa

For remote support you could also try
Quentin Pidduck
Technologywise Ltd
Tauranga NZ
quentin@tw.co.nz
http://www.technologywise.co.nz/
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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #58 on: December 01, 2015, 07:05:17 AM »
Thank you for more support
I do as following
i call isp to open port 25 it is now opened in public ip 78.93.244.61
after this it work send and receiving emails for one day
and disconnect again i do as following
I try to do one thing
i take mail server cable to external switch B
and Cisco router cable to external switch B
and my laptop cable to external switch B
and my router linksys cable to external witch B
then try to access mail server by putty and test internet connection
it is success
meaning when i try to access internet from mail server in old switch
some thing like computer or any prevent connection to internet between mail server and Cisco router
but how i know that thing prevent
my network consist from (old switch
1-domain controller 192.168.1.2
2-router linksys using as gateway 192.168.1.1 for all computer's except mail server
3- router Cisco as gateway 192.168.1.254 to mail server
4- main cable it come from another switch C(include all user's)Works in domain
settings for all computers in domain is
IP 192.168.1.from 1 to 250
sub net 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1 i using linksys as gateway for internet dsl
pref dns 192.168.1.2
alternative 192.168.1.1
this is not new settings
i work in that before 5 years
But I don't know why cannot access internet and what is the block internet connection from
router Cisco and mail server
Are router Cisco can give it more permission to prevent that
if you can give me more solution to solve that
the problem now probably in mail server
can you tell me how i check my network block access internet to mail server

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #59 on: December 01, 2015, 07:08:56 AM »
As requested strongly before, it's time for a complete drawing with all details (e.g. Visio drawing with all components, IP's, services etc). Also, you need to take a fixed point in time to discuss all this and do not change anything anymore. The drawing should have version updates as per change you are making.

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #60 on: December 01, 2015, 11:16:59 AM »
i call isp to open port 25 it is now opened in public ip 78.93.244.61
after this it work send and receiving emails for one day
and disconnect again

you keep telling us that "it doesn't work"
if it works for a while and then it stops working, there must be a reason and you likely will find it in the logs

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #61 on: December 01, 2015, 06:15:32 PM »
Despite all the advice given here, you *still* don't have the internet connected to port 25 of your SME server. There is a different mail server at altawi.com.au:


-bash-3.00$ telnet altawi.com.sa. 25
Trying 78.46.81.166...
Connected to altawi.com.sa..
Escape character is '^]'.
220-server.tl4s11.com ESMTP Exim 4.86 #2 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:08:48 +0100
220-We do not authorize the use of this system to transport unsolicited,
220 and/or bulk e-mail.

The system which is hosting your website is not running SME server software.

-bash-3.00$ lynx -head -source http://altawi.com.sa/
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: nginx
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:14:39 GMT
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Connection: close
X-Powered-By: PHP/5.3.29
Expires: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 20:14:39 GMT
Cache-Control: public, max-age=10800
Set-Cookie: PHPSESSID=d4fbe94234986c7af019db390c325b7e; path=/
Last-Modified: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:33:29 GMT
Cache-Control: private, no-cache, no-store, proxy-revalidate, no-transform
Pragma: no-cache



You currently don't have any MX records in DNS, which would direct mail to a different IP address than the A record for altawi.com.sa, which is the server hosting your web pages.

As we have told you multiple times, you need to find a mentor who understands basic IP technology, preferable one who understands your native language.

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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #62 on: December 02, 2015, 03:31:08 AM »
Ahmedsa

The missing part of the external DNS settings is what Charlie has advised in the previous post.
For altawi.com.sa DNS records, you need to add a MX record that points to mserver.altawi.com.sa on IP 78.93.244.61

If you add that MX record (without changing anything else as shown below), then mail for user@altawi.com.sa will be delivered to the SME server mail server at mserver.altawi.com.sa, which I understand is what you are trying to achieve.

Here are the testing results to confirm the above conclusion.

I gather the web server is at altawi.com.sa
Checking records just now for altawi.com.sa,
There is an A record which points at 78.46.81.166
There is no MX record, but as there is an A record then mail (sent to user@altawi.com.sa) should get delivered to the server at altawi.com.sa.
The problem is that this server is not accepting mail, & you want mail delivered to a different server.
A port scan shows the following ports open, 21, 22, 25, 53, 80, 110, 143, 443, 587.
Checking SMTP functionality there is something wrong, the SMTP server does not respond, I get
Connecting to 78.46.81.166
SendSMTPCommand: Timeout waiting for response after 15 seconds.
PWS3v2 17348ms

There are other warnings too, but as this is not really meant to be used as your mail server, then I assume these errors are not of significance.
Reverse DNS does not match SMTP Banner
SMTP TLS    Warning - Does not support TLS


Now, regarding the SME server that you want to act as a mail server for altawi.com.sa

I gather the SME mail server is at
mserver.altawi.com.sa

Checking records just now for mserver.altawi.com.sa,
There is an A record which points at 78.93.244.61 so that looks OK
There is no MX record, but as there is an A record then mail (sent to user@mserver.altawi.com.sa) should get delivered, so this looks OK.
(Note that mail sent to user@altawi.com.sa will not get delivered to mserver@altawi.com.sa at present as there is no MX record at altawi.com.sa).

A port scan shows only port 25 open.
Checking SMTP functionality I get

Connecting to 78.93.244.61
220 mserver.altawi.com.sa ESMTP [1922 ms]
EHLO PWS3.mxtoolbox.com
250-altawi.com.sa Hi pws3.mxtoolbox.com [64.20.227.134]
250-PIPELINING
250-8BITMIME
250-SIZE 15000000
250 STARTTLS [875 ms]
MAIL FROM:<supertool@mxtoolbox.com>
250 <supertool@mxtoolbox.com>, sender OK - how exciting to get mail from you! [875 ms]
RCPT TO:<test@example.com>
550 relaying denied test@example.com [891 ms]
PWS3v2 7078ms


So please add the MX record to altawi.com.sa & mail receipt should be resolved.
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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #63 on: December 03, 2015, 05:20:53 PM »
Ahmedsa

Hooray you have finally configured only the one mx record for altawi.com.sa just like you were advised as far back as May 2015.
mx:altawi.com.sa    
0  mserver.altawi.com.sa  78.93.244.61

So is incoming mail working OK now ?


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Re: what priority must have my server to send and recieve
« Reply #64 on: December 06, 2015, 02:07:55 PM »
Thank you
yes already now my email working
i do as following
open port 25 in router
i leave only   0 mserver.altawi.com.sa
and in simple dns record i add
mserver.altawi.com.sa   A  78.93.244.61
mail.altawi.com.sa   cname altawi.com.sa
and now i can send and receive
Are there are any thing remaining in my settings of mx record
because i do this only
« Last Edit: December 06, 2015, 02:31:39 PM by ahmedsa »